How to use output of a command as input for an executable file

Linux
#1

Hello guys
Is it possible to send the result of a command (or a chain of
commands) as input to an executable file in one command?
For example:

./formatfs.sh < ls -l /dev/* | grep sdb1

Where i want to send the file /dev/sdb1 to the executable to be formatted.

#2

./formatfs.sh $( ls -l /dev* | grep sdb1 )

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#3

Thanks for the help…

#4

Please note that

./formatfs.sh $( ls -l /dev* | grep sdb1 )

will only work if you’re using $1 (first parameter that is passed to the script) as argument somewhere in the script itself. Otherwise, it won’t work.

#5

Okay got that…