stdbuf

Run a command with modified buffering operations for its standard streams. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/stdbuf>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/stdbuf.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install coreutils
Ubuntu
apt-get install coreutils
Alpine
apk add coreutils
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S coreutils
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install coreutils
CentOS
yum install coreutils
Fedora
dnf install coreutils
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install coreutils
OS X
brew install coreutils
Raspbian
apt-get install coreutils
Docker
docker run cmd.cat/stdbuf stdbuf powered by Commando

Run a command with modified buffering operations for its standard streams. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/stdbuf>.

  • Change `stdin` buffer size to 512 KiB:
    stdbuf --input=512K command
  • Change `stdout` buffer to line-buffered:
    stdbuf --output=L command
  • Change `stderr` buffer to unbuffered:
    stdbuf --error=0 command

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