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I know that sh just calls the default shell, so "bash -" means the same. But can someone explain the syntax to me. I tried looking in the bash manual, but couldn't find it. I came across this because I wanted to execute the output of a command. Ex.

grepecho date | sh -

prints out the date.

I know that sh just calls the default shell, so "bash -" means the same. But can someone explain the syntax to me. I tried looking in the bash manual, but couldn't find it. I came across this because I wanted to execute the output of a command. Ex.

grep date | sh -

prints out the date.

I know that sh just calls the default shell, so "bash -" means the same. But can someone explain the syntax to me. I tried looking in the bash manual, but couldn't find it. I came across this because I wanted to execute the output of a command. Ex.

echo date | sh -

prints out the date.

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I know that sh just calls the default shell, so "bash -" means the same. But can someone explain the syntax to me. I tried looking in the bash manual, but couldn't find it. I came across this because I wanted to execute the output of a command. Ex. grep date | sh - prints

grep date | sh -

prints out the date.

I know that sh just calls the default shell, so "bash -" means the same. But can someone explain the syntax to me. I tried looking in the bash manual, but couldn't find it. I came across this because I wanted to execute the output of a command. Ex. grep date | sh - prints out the date.

I know that sh just calls the default shell, so "bash -" means the same. But can someone explain the syntax to me. I tried looking in the bash manual, but couldn't find it. I came across this because I wanted to execute the output of a command. Ex.

grep date | sh -

prints out the date.

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what does "sh -" mean?

I know that sh just calls the default shell, so "bash -" means the same. But can someone explain the syntax to me. I tried looking in the bash manual, but couldn't find it. I came across this because I wanted to execute the output of a command. Ex. grep date | sh - prints out the date.