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Windows how to redirect file parameter to stdout? (Windows equivalent of `/dev/stdout`)

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Mar 15, 202615610 views
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Windows console: Tool A can write binary data to a file, but has no option for telling it to use stdout. Tool B can read binary data from stdin and process the info in it. How can I get the output from A piped through B without using an intermediate file? In other words: what is the Windows equival…

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/dev/stdout

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Fix for: Windows how to redirect file parameter to stdout? (Windows equivalent of `/dev/stdout`)

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Windows does have an analogue for /dev/stdout, CON: I imagine it still works, considering Microsoft's ongoing "legacy compatibility" program. Ah.. found it. Microsoft Support gives a list of reserved names. You cannot name a file these names, and th…

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