Learn the basics of files and file descriptors in Unix. Files includes regular files, like a text file, and devices like a printer or the console. These concepts are required in order to understand file redirection and pipes. You'll also learn about three standard file descriptors that are opened for every process: standard input (stdin), standard output (stdout), and standard error (stderr).
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