stdbuf Command Examples

Run a command with modified buffering operations for its standard streams. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/stdbuf-invocation.html.

• Change stdin buffer size to 512 KiB:

stdbuf {{[-i|--input]}} 512K {{command}}

• Change stdout buffer to line-buffered:

stdbuf {{[-o|--output]}} L {{command}}

• Change stderr buffer to unbuffered:

stdbuf {{[-e|--error]}} 0 {{command}}