standard output -- Definition

The standard  output is the device  or file where programs  write output by
default.  It  is defined in the header file  stdio.h under the abbreviation
stdout, and in most instances is defined to be the computer's monitor.

The shell  lets you redirect into  a file all text  written to the standard
output device.  To do so, use the shell operator >. For example

    sort myfile >sortfile

redirects the text output by sort into file sortfile.

See Also

Programming COHERENT,
stdio.h,
stdout

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