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That's serious slickery...and I like it!
– spyle
Commented Jan 30, 2015 at 21:14
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Now how, in turn, can I redirect the output to another variable?
– Roger Filmyer
Commented Mar 12, 2015 at 1:46
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The output is in STDOUT, so you should be able to redirect output from the command to anywhere you like just like a regular command. I haven't tested this though.
– Heath Borders
Commented Jul 21, 2015 at 3:10
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Does not work with /bin/sh.
– SamK
Commented Oct 11, 2018 at 14:47
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good answer, you can also redirect to a real file and cat it later if you want portability of shells
– akostadinov
Commented Feb 8, 2019 at 9:40

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create code fences with backticks ` or tildes ~
```
like so
```
add language identifier to highlight code
```python
def function(foo):
print(foo)
```
put returns between paragraphs
for linebreak add 2 spaces at end
_italic_ or **bold**
indent code by 4 spaces
backtick escapes `like _so_`
quote by placing > at start of line
to make links (use https whenever possible)
<https://example.com>
[example](https://example.com)
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