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curl "| sh" command

What does "| sh" mean in this particular line. I'm trying to google it for better understanding, but it seems I can't find the right term for it.

$ curl https://install.meteor.com | sh

I was able to run it and it downloaded meteorjs however, I was really curious with "| sh".

Thanks!

Solution

  • | can be read as "pipe"

    The above command means "pipe the result of curl to sh" - a.k.a "get the script from this url and run it using sh"