How to redirect stderr and stdout to different files in the same line in script?
Like that:
$ command >>output 2>>error
Just add them in one line command 2>> error 1>> output
However, note that >>
is for appending if the file already has data. Whereas, >
will overwrite any existing data in the file.
So, command 2> error 1> output
if you do not want to append.
Just for completion's sake, you can write 1>
as just >
since the default file descriptor is the output. so 1>
and >
is the same thing.
So, command 2> error 1> output
becomes, command 2> error > output
Try this:
your_command 2>stderr.log 1>stdout.log
More information
The numerals 0
through 9
are file descriptors in bash.
0
stands for standard input, 1
stands for standard output, 2
stands for standard error. 3
through 9
are spare for any other temporary usage.
Any file descriptor can be redirected to a file or to another file descriptor using the operator >
. You can instead use the operator >>
to appends to a file instead of creating an empty one.
Usage:
file_descriptor > filename
file_descriptor > &file_descriptor
Please refer to Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide: Chapter 20. I/O Redirection.
Or if you like to mix outputs (stdout & stderr) in one single file you may want to use:
command > merged-output.txt 2>&1