From 2944f70ee33de24b023ad1edb04246e4b71eef17 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Vito Caputo Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2020 18:16:38 -0700 Subject: *: initial commit wye is an input-oriented tee variant The name is derived from the plumbing name for a directional tee, or "Y" intersection. --- README | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README (limited to 'README') diff --git a/README b/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e57b6c3 --- /dev/null +++ b/README @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +`wye` is an input variant of the `tee` utility + +Usage is like `tee`: wye [FILE]... + +wye always consumes from its stdin, the optional files specified are +read-multiplexed as alternative inputs to stdin. All reads are +performed using PIPE_BUF sized buffers which are the atomic units for +unix pipes, any read data is immediately written to stdout. + +Someone should try get this command added upstream in GNU Coreutils +upstream, and give me credit for the name. This implementation is a +quick and dirty hack and not particularly robust. -- cgit v1.2.3