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This can be achieved in several ways, by usingsuch as pipe |, or STDERR 2>, xargs, or by using the xargs commandCommand Substitution $().

Example of using xargs:

ls | xargs echo

This can be achieved in several ways, by using pipe |, or STDERR 2>, or by using the xargs command.

Example using xargs:

ls | xargs echo

This can be achieved in several ways, such as pipe |, STDERR 2>, xargs, or by using the Command Substitution $().

Example of using xargs:

ls | xargs echo
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This can be achieved in several ways, by using pipe |, or STDERR 2>, or by using the xargs command.

Example using xargs:

ls | xargs echo

This can be achieved in several ways, by using pipe |, or STDERR 2>, or by using the xargs command.

Example using xargs

ls | xargs echo

This can be achieved in several ways, by using pipe |, or STDERR 2>, or by using the xargs command.

Example using xargs:

ls | xargs echo
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Why does piping work with some commands, but not with others ? How can I circumvent this issue ?

Redirect the output is possibleThis can be achieved in several ways, by using pipepipe |, or by using the file descriptor STDERRSTDERR 2>, or by using the xargs command.

In your case:Example using xargs

ls 2>| xargs echo

Why does piping work with some commands, but not with others ? How can I circumvent this issue ?

Redirect the output is possible using pipe | or by using the file descriptor STDERR 2>

In your case:

ls 2> echo

This can be achieved in several ways, by using pipe |, or STDERR 2>, or by using the xargs command.

Example using xargs

ls | xargs echo
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