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# Less than

> Redirect a file to `stdin`.
> Achieves the same effect as `cat file.txt |`.
> More information: <https://gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#Redirecting-Input>.

- Redirect a file to `stdin`:

`{{command}} < {{path/to/file.txt}}`