In addition, you can use redirection to augment the functionality of the Type command. By
using the correct redirection, you can use the Type command to send raw text to the printer reliably.
The following sections describe data redirection and the use of the most common Type command
partner utility, the More utility.
Employing Data Redirection
Data redirection is the process of sending data from one command or utility to another command
or utility. You can also redirect command or utility output to a device (see the ???Understanding
Command Line Devices??? sidebar in this chapter for details on standard devices) or a file. Redirection
provides the means for sending output to a location other than the standard output device (the
console), obtaining input from a device other than standard input (the keyboard), and using something
other than the standard error device (usually the console) to report problems. The command
line supports three forms of redirection: input, output, and pipe. Each requires use of specialized
symbols.
One of the most common forms of redirection is the pipe and it uses the pipe symbol (|) that
appears over the backslash on most keyboards.
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