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Subject:	Re: IO Redirection
Date:	Wed, 13 Mar 2002 21:54:55 +1100
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Thanks for the reply!

> > How do I append error output?
> > How do I append error and standard output?
>
>  Just as you have written?
>  ">>" appends, ">" write to a new file, independend of the file
>  or source selected. That is,  "&>>file" appends both.
>
>  Why is that not obvious ?

This is why:

Robert Mark Bram AT DIJONG ~
$ ls
errors  script1  script2  temp

Robert Mark Bram AT DIJONG ~
$ ls &>> temp
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `&>>'

Robert Mark Bram AT DIJONG ~
$

Rob





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