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35.\"     @(#)tee.1	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
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37.Dd June 6, 1993
38.Dt TEE 1
39.Os
40.Sh NAME
41.Nm tee
42.Nd pipe fitting
43.Sh SYNOPSIS
44.Nm tee
45.Op Fl ai
46.Op Ar file ...
47.Sh DESCRIPTION
48The
49.Nm tee
50utility copies standard input to standard output,
51making a copy in zero or more files.
52The output is unbuffered.
53.Pp
54The following options are available:
55.Bl -tag -width Ds
56.It Fl a
57Append the output to the files rather than
58overwriting them.
59.It Fl i
60Ignore the
61.Dv SIGINT
62signal.
63.El
64.Pp
65The following operands are available:
66.Bl -tag -width file
67.It file
68A pathname of an output
69.Ar file .
70.El
71.Pp
72The
73.Nm tee
74utility takes the default action for all signals,
75except in the event of the
76.Fl i
77option.
78.Pp
79The
80.Nm tee
81utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
82.Sh STANDARDS
83The
84.Nm tee
85function is expected to be
86.Tn POSIX
87.St -p1003.2
88compatible.
89