[axiolite]

You forgot the "sudo" before "tee"

> write stdin to a file that doesn't also write it to stdout

You mean like "dd of=/path/file" ?

[zdragnar]

I physically/literally squinted when I saw disk destroyer.

I know it's useful for other things, but it has become a fearful instinct at this point.

[goestin]

If my memories serves me right it was meant to be "Copy Convert" but "cc" was already taken for "C Compiler" so they went to the next letter in the alphabet (alpha beta), hence "dd". Thanks for listening to my TED talk of useless and probably false information :)

edit: i will be stealing disk destroyer, though