UNBUFFER

Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: 1 June 1994
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NAME

unbuffer - unbuffer output  

SYNOPSIS

unbuffer program [ args ]  

INTRODUCTION

unbuffer disables the output buffering that occurs when program output is redirected. For example, suppose you are watching the output from a fifo by running it through od and then more.

        od -c /tmp/fifo | more

You will not see anything until a full page of output has been produced.

You can disable this automatic buffering as follows:


        unbuffer od -c /tmp/fifo | more

 

BUGS

The man page is longer than the program.

 

SEE ALSO

"Exploring Expect: A Tcl-Based Toolkit for Automating Interactive Programs" by Don Libes, O'Reilly and Associates, January 1995.  

AUTHOR

Don Libes, National Institute of Standards and Technology


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
INTRODUCTION
BUGS
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR

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