linux - [Solved-5 Solutions] How to redirect output to a file and stdout - ubuntu - red hat - debian - linux server - linux pc
Linux - Problem :
How to redirect output to a file and stdout ?
Linux - Solution 1:
The command you want is named tee:
For example:
If you want to include stderr:
2>&1 redirects channel 2 (stderr/standard error) into channel 1 (stdout/standard output), such that both is written as stdout. It is also directed to the given output file as of the tee command.
Additionally, if you want to append to the log file, use tee -a as:
Linux - Solution 2:
2>&1 dumps the stderr and stdout streams. tee outfile takes the stream it gets and writes it to the screen and to the file "outfile".
The program unbuffer, part of the expect package, will solve the buffering problem. This will cause stdout and stderr to write to the screen and file immediately and keep them in sync when being combined and redirected to tee. E.g.:
Linux - Solution 3:
Example:
- "If ‘|&’ is used, command1’s standard error, in addition to its standard output, is connected to command2’s standard input through the pipe; it is shorthand for 2>&1 |.
- This implicit redirection of the standard error to the standard output is performed after any redirections specified by the command."