How To Save The Output Of A Linux/Unix Command To A File

You can save the output of a Linux/Unix command to a file using the redirection operator >. The redirection operator takes the standard output of a command and saves it to a file. Here’s an example:

[command] > [output_file]

Where [command] is the command you want to run and [output_file] is the name of the file where you want to save the output.

If you want to append the output of a command to an existing file, you can use the redirection operator >> instead:

[command] >> [output_file]

This will add the output of the command to the end of the existing file, rather than overwriting its contents.

It’s important to note that the redirection operator only works with the standard output of a command. If you want to redirect both the standard output and standard error, you can use the following syntax:

[command] &> [output_file]

This will save both the standard output and standard error of the command to the specified file.

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