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That FIFO temporary file is the file descriptor of the subprocess' stdout. You're accessing it through a pipe. It's most useful when you want to diff the resul
by daragh 14y ago
That FIFO temporary file is the file descriptor of the subprocess' stdout. You're accessing it through a pipe.
It's most useful when you want to diff the result of multiple commands, e.g.: diffing the contents of two directories:
$ diff <(find /first/path | sort) <(find /second/path | sort)