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diff --git a/users/wpcarro/website/blog/posts/tee-time.md b/users/wpcarro/website/blog/posts/tee-time.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..c8107fcded69 --- /dev/null +++ b/users/wpcarro/website/blog/posts/tee-time.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +I encountered this fun TIL while troubleshooting Linux write permissions +issues... + +## TL;DR + +Don't do this (unless you want misleading test results): + +```shell +λ sudo -u node-exporter echo 'Hello, world' >/var/lib/textfile-exporter/test.prom +``` + +Do this: + +```shell +λ echo 'Hello, world' | sudo -u node-exporter tee /var/lib/textfile-exporter/test.prom +``` |