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35.Dd June 6, 1993
36.Dt TEE 1
37.Os
38.Sh NAME
39.Nm tee
40.Nd pipe fitting
41.Sh SYNOPSIS
42.Nm
43.Op Fl ai
44.Op Ar
45.Sh DESCRIPTION
46The
47.Nm
48utility copies standard input to standard output,
49making a copy in zero or more files.
50The output is unbuffered.
51.Pp
52The following options are available:
53.Bl -tag -width Ds
54.It Fl a
55Append the output to the files rather than
56overwriting them.
57.It Fl i
58Ignore the
59.Dv SIGINT
60signal.
61.El
62.Pp
63The following operands are available:
64.Bl -tag -width file
65.It Ar file
66A pathname of an output
67.Ar file .
68.El
69.Pp
70The
71.Nm
72utility takes the default action for all signals,
73except in the event of the
74.Fl i
75option.
76.Sh EXIT STATUS
77.Ex -std
78.Sh STANDARDS
79The
80.Nm
81utility is expected to be
82.St -p1003.2
83compatible.
84