Comment by TheDong
17 days ago
> I've always found it odd that there isn't a standard command to write stdin to a file that doesn't also write it to stdout
If you happen to have moreutils installed, you can do that with pee
echo $NUM_PAGES | sudo pee 'cat > /proc/sys/vm/nr_hugepages'
why not write sh -c then?
Because 'sh' isn't in moreutils and is harder to remember, next question.
Why use something portable when you can use cat pee?
Personally? Because I hate the smell.