execute command within command

Question

i want to ask if i can execute command within command ? like :- command (other command)

Do you want the output of (other command) to be passed to command or are you trying to achieve something else ?
yes exactly i want to use the output of command to passed it to other command

Sirex · Accepted Answer · 2010-09-13 11:03:25Z

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sounds like you want "piping"

as in: ls -1 | grep "txt"

answered Sep 13 '10 at 11:03

Sirex
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Piping is definitely the answer :-) – chunkyb2002 Sep 13 '10 at 11:11

Wouter de Bie · Answer 2 · 2010-09-13 20:57:22Z

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$() can be used and for bash are preferred over backticks, but are not portable.

answered Sep 13 '10 at 20:57

Wouter de Bie
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