INTO(1) UNIX System V (Utah 12/17/84) INTO(1)
NAME
into - copy into a file without destroying it
SYNOPSIS
into [ -f ] outfile
DESCRIPTION
Into copies its standard input into the specified outfile,
but doesn't actually modify the file until it gets EOF.
This is useful in a pipeline for putting stuff back in the
"same place." The outfile is not overwritten if that would
make it zero length, unless the -f option is given. That
option also forces overwriting of the outfile even if it is
not directly writable (as long as the directory is
writable).
SEE ALSO
pipe(2)
BUGS
For efficiency reasons, the directory containing the outfile
must be writable by the invoker.
The original outfile's owner is not preserved.
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