Annotation of src/usr.bin/tee/tee.1, Revision 1.2
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40: .Dd June 6, 1993
41: .Dt TEE 1
42: .Os
43: .Sh NAME
44: .Nm tee
45: .Nd pipe fitting
46: .Sh SYNOPSIS
47: .Nm tee
48: .Op Fl ai
49: .Op Ar file ...
50: .Sh DESCRIPTION
51: The
52: .Nm tee
53: utility copies standard input to standard output,
54: making a copy in zero or more files.
55: The output is unbuffered.
56: .Pp
57: The following options are available:
58: .Bl -tag -width Ds
59: .It Fl a
60: Append the output to the files rather than
61: overwriting them.
62: .It Fl i
63: Ignore the
64: .Dv SIGINT
65: signal.
66: .El
67: .Pp
68: The following operands are available:
69: .Bl -tag -width file
70: .It file
71: A pathname of an output
72: .Ar file .
73: .El
74: .Pp
75: The
76: .Nm tee
77: utility takes the default action for all signals,
78: except in the event of the
79: .Fl i
80: option.
81: .Pp
82: The
83: .Nm tee
84: utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
85: .Sh STANDARDS
86: The
87: .Nm tee
88: function is expected to be
89: .Tn POSIX
90: .St -p1003.2
91: compatible.