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ts: Convert existing timestamps in a text file (eg. a log file) into [r]elative format.
$ cat ${filename} | ts -r
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This command has two parts:
-
cat ${filename}
: Thecat
command is used to display the contents of a file on the terminal.${filename}
is a placeholder that should be replaced with the actual name of a file. So, this part of the command is reading the contents of the specified file and sending it as output. -
| ts -r
: The|
symbol is a pipe operator that allows the output of one command to be passed as input to another command. In this case, the output ofcat ${filename}
is being piped to thets
command.
The ts
command, when used with the -r
flag, adds a timestamp to each line of input. So, the combined command cat ${filename} | ts -r
displays the contents of the specified file with a timestamp added to each line.
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.