Using cat with pipes typically linearizes $x operation in our minds, it makes it easier to come up with solutions, and makes it easier to change them as modification is needed.
Yes, definitely. Also it's easier to build up from simple to more complicated pipelines that way, testing whether each iteration does what you expect it to.
Yes, definitely. Also it's easier to build up from simple to more complicated pipelines that way, testing whether each iteration does what you expect it to.