fifos

Introduction In the world of Linux, mastering command line utilities can greatly enhance productivity and efficiency. Today we'll dive deep into using the tee command in conjunction with FIFOs (named pipes) to split output to multiple processes. This powerful technique can be a game-changer in how you handle data streams in shell scripting. The tee command in Linux reads from standard input and writes to standard output and files. It is commonly used in shell scripts and command pipelines to output to both the screen (or another output file) and a file simultaneously. How can tee be used to direct output to multiple processes? Traditionally, tee is used to split output to multiple files.