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A shell pipe is a way to connect the output of one program to the input of another program without any temporary file.

Syntax

command1 | command2
command1 | command2 | commandN
command1 arg1 | command2 arg1 arg2
get_data_command | verify_data_command | process_data_command | format_data_command > output.data.file
get_data_command < input.data.file | verify_data_command | process_data_command | format_data_command > output.data.file

• You can connect two or more commands at a time.
• The data path which joins two programs is called a pipe.
• The vertical bar (|) is the pipe symbol.
• A shell pipe supports Unix philosophy of chaining programs thorougher to complete complex task.
• Redirection in pipes is also allowed.
• The data path only works in one direction:

ref: http://bash.cyberciti.biz/guide/Pipes