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From: Dave Miller <dave.m.miller@gecm.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: stderr redirection with BSD Unix
Date: 20 Mar 1996 14:53:12 GMT
Organization: GEC-Marconi Dynamics Ltd
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This isn't so much a problem with BSD versus SYSV but a problem with the shell
you're using. > and 2> are the redirection operators for stdout and stderr
under the Bourne and Korn shells. If you're using the C shell use > and >& for
stdout and stderr. For more information (such as appending to existing files)
do a man csh.

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D.M.Miller, Computer Services Group
Dynamics Division, GEC-Marconi Radar & Defence Systems Ltd
The Grove, Warren Lane, Stanmore, Middlesex, HA7 4LY, UK
Mailto:dave.m.miller@gecm.com
I'm speaking for myself - not my employer