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Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 11:04:56 +0000
From: Don Sharp <dwsharp AT iee DOT org>
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Subject: Re: IO Redirection
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Robert Mark Bram wrote:
> 
> 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 `&>>'

try
ls >> temp 2>&1

Cheers

Don Sharp

> 
> Robert Mark Bram AT DIJONG ~
> $
> 
> Rob
> 
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