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+savestdout
+==========
+
+`savestdout` is a small tool to save the stdout of a command to a file, without using
+a shell.
+
+It was made to be used in Bazel rule definitions that want to run a command and save
+its output to stdout without going through ctx.actions.run_shell.
+
+Once [bazelbuild/bazel/issues/5511](https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/5511)
+gets fixed, rules that need this behaviour can start using native Bazel functionality
+instead, and this tool should be deleted.
+
+Usage
+-----
+
+Command line usage:
+
+    bazel build //build/savestdout
+    bazel run bazel-bin/build/savestdout/*/savestdout /tmp/foo ps aux
+
+For an example of use in rules, see `smalltown_initramfs` in `//code/def.bzl`.