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- COMMAND: pipes
-
- FUNCTION: Allows the screen output of one program to be used as the keyboard
- input to another program.
-
- FORMAT: program | program
-
- TYPE: Advanced DOS feature
-
- REMARKS: | causes the screen output of the first program specified to be used
- as the keyboard input to the second program specified.
- This advanced feature allows you to chain programs or commands
- together. DOS writes temporary files named %PIPEx.$$$ in the root
- directory to hold the input and output being piped. The programs
- must not modify the piping files.