Re: [PATCH] tee: add a -q/--quiet option

[Alex Henrie]

On Sat, Dec 26, 2020 at 10:16 AM Fabrice BAUZAC <noon@mykolab.com> wrote:
>
> Why not
>
>   echo foo | sudo sh -c "exec cat > protected.txt"
>
> or
>
>   echo foo | sudo dd of=protected.txt status=none

Those are both very cumbersome commands to type for such a simple and
common operation.

> If something is really needed, I would suggest an option to "cat" rather
> than "tee":
>
>   echo foo | sudo cat --output=protected.txt
>   echo foo | sudo cat -oprotected.txt

That sounds like a great solution. I'll get started on a patch!

-Alex