Linux stdbuf Command

In this tutorial we learn how to use stdbuf commmand in Linux. stdbuf command is stdbuf - Run COMMAND, with modified buffering operations for its standard streams.

What is Linux stdbuf Command?  

In this tutorial we learn how to use stdbuf command in Linux. stdbuf command is stdbuf - Run COMMAND, with modified buffering operations for its standard streams.

stdbuf Syntax  

       stdbuf OPTION... COMMAND

stdbuf Examples  

stdbuf Command Manual / Help  

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of stdbuf command.

stdbuf command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for stdbuf command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man stdbuf

To open info page for stdbuf command we can use command below.

info stdbuf

To open help page from stdbuf command we can run command below.

stdbuf --help

Linux stdbuf Command Source Code  

You can find stdbuf command source code from the folowing repositories:

Related Linux Commands  

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

• Linux w Command
• Linux id Command
• Linux who Command

Summary  

In this tutorial we learn how to use stdbuf in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.