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    If you've spent any significant amount of time in a terminal window, you know it can sometimes be dry. But what if you could make your command line outputs colorful, lively, and fun? Enter Lolcat - a utility that concatenates like the traditional cat command but adds rainbow coloring to its output. This small tool not only makes your terminal more visually appealing but can also make long output streams easier to skim through due to its varied coloring. In this blog post, I'll guide you through the installation of Lolcat for different Linux distributions and show you some fun ways to use it. Lolcat is a Ruby-based program that enables a rainbow coloring effect for your terminal output.
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    For anyone who spends a significant amount of time in the terminal, having a visually appealing workspace can make a big difference. Enter lolcat - the fun, colorful utility that outputs text in rainbow colors, turning your plain terminal into a vibrant display. Whether you're a seasoned developer or a complete beginner, if you're on the hunt for a way to inject some whimsy into your command line sessions, lolcat is a great choice. In this blog post, we'll explore what lolcat is, how to install it using various package managers, and some amusing examples of how to use it. Lolcat is a utility for Linux and Unix-like systems that concatenates similar to the cat command but adds a rainbow coloring effect to the output text.
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    Logging is an essential aspect of software development and maintenance. It helps developers to understand the behavior of a program, diagnose problems, and monitor systems in production. When scripts execute, especially for automated tasks, logging can provide insights and serve as a historical record of what happened and when. This article explores effective methods to log output from scripts, focusing on various environments and languages. Before diving into the "how", it's helpful to understand the "why". Logging provides: Debugging support: Logs can help trace the flow of execution and pin down the causes of unexpected behaviors.
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    The tee command in Unix-like operating systems is a powerful utility for capturing and duplicating command output. It allows you to both display the output of a command on the terminal and simultaneously write it to a file. Here's a detailed guide to understanding and using tee. command | tee [options] [file...] command: The command whose output you want to capture. |: A pipe that passes the output of command to tee. tee: The command that reads from standard input and writes to standard output and file(s). file...: One or more files where the output will be saved. How tee Works Standard Output Display: tee sends the output to the terminal (standard output).