buffer(1)

NAME

buffer - buffers all input and prints it out all at once.

SYNOPSIS

buffer  [-hoa] [input-file(s)]

DESCRIPTION
buffers all input and prints it out all at once.

-h  --help
    print this message and exit

-o output
    specifies output file for writing

-a  specifies if the output file should be appended to

This is useful if the output should go to one of the input files.
      * If no files are specified, stdin is used for input, and stdout for output.
      * Warning: this has potential to consume large amounts of memory.
      NOTE: When redirecting output, your shell may open the target file for writing
            before the processes begin executing. so using the '-o' option is safer
            than redirecting to a file.

AUTHOR

Written by the maintainers and contributers of CRUSH tools.  See
    http://code.google.com/p/crush-tools

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <crush-tools@googlegroups.com>, or visit
    http://groups.google.com/group/crush-tools

COPYRIGHT
   Copyright 2008 Google Inc.
   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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