Wednesday, August 10, 2016

command line - How do I save terminal output to a file?


How do I save the output of a command to a file?


Is there a way without using any software? I would like to know how.



Yes it is possible, just redirect the output to a file:


SomeCommand > SomeFile.txt

Or if you want to append data:


SomeCommand >> SomeFile.txt

If you want stderr as well use this:


SomeCommand &> SomeFile.txt

or this to append:


SomeCommand &>> SomeFile.txt

if you want to have both stderr and output displayed on the console and in a file use this:


SomeCommand 2>&1 | tee SomeFile.txt

(If you want the output only, drop the 2 above)


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