q:tldr:16f87

q: Read data from `stdin`; '-' in the query represents the data from `stdin`.

${output}

$ ${output} | q "select * from -"

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This command is using a pipe operator "|" to pass the output of a command or process to another command. In this case, the output of a previous command is being passed to a command called "q" with a SQL query as an argument.

Here's a breakdown of the command:

${output}: It is assuming that there is a previous command or process that generates some output, and the output is stored in a variable called "output". The value of the "output" variable is being used in the command.
|: This is a pipe operator that redirects the output of the previous command to the input of the next command.
q: This is the name of the command or program being executed. It can be any command or program you have installed in your system. In this case, it seems to be a command-line utility called "q".
"select * from -": This is an argument passed to the "q" command. It is a SQL query that instructs the "q" command to select all (*) data from the input it receives. The "-" character is a common convention used in some command-line tools to represent the standard input, in this case, it represents the output passed through the pipe.

So basically, this command takes the output of a previous command, pipes it to the "q" command, and the "q" command executes a SQL query to select all the data from the input received.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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