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Connected input and output streams for computer programs

In computer programming, standard streams are preconnected input and output communication channels between a computer program and its environment when it begins execution. The three input/output (I/O) connections are called standard input (stdin), standard output (stdout) and standard error (stderr). Originally I/O happened via a physically connected system console, but standard streams abstract this. When a command is executed via an interactive shell, the streams are typically connected to the text terminal on which the shell is running, but can be changed with redirection or a pipeline. More generally, a child process inherits the standard streams of its parent process. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: Standard streamsA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Performance impact of the MACsec standard on aggregated CAN and Ethernet in-vehicle network streamsInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: National summary of state water quality standardsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Relating Road Salt to Exceedances of the Water Quality Standard for Chloride in New Hampshire StreamsCited 60 times
  5. Go sideways: Redirection (computing)A closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: C file input/outputA closely related topic

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