Linux & Command Line

Redirect

/rɪˈdaɪrekt/

Definition

Sending the output of a command to a file (>) or appending to it (>>) instead of printing to the terminal.

Example in context

"./generate.sh > output.log 2>&1 redirects both stdout and stderr to the log file."

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