Re: where does command output go

[Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com>]

On Sun, Nov 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> wrote:
>
> fxkl47BF@protonmail.com (HE12025-11-09):
> > if i wanted to have the same results as my command above
> > but wanted to do it so it didn't consume memory for storage
> > and i didn't want to manage files
> > what might a good alternate strategy be
> > is there a replacement for mail that uses file storage
>
> Reality check: are you saying that you are concerned by the memory usage
> of storing the output of your command but want to send it by mail? Are
> there exceptional constraints that we do not know about?

It sounds like OP wants to use temporary files rather than memory.  Or
I could be parsing "...is there a replacement for mail that uses file
storage [instead of memory]" incorrectly.  That is also based on what
Greg said:

    > The first command is writing to the "write end of the pipe", and any
    > output it produces will be buffered in memory until it's read by
    > the second command, mail.

Jeff