[kwlug-disc] Capturing output in scripts

[Bob Jonkman]

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On 14-08-26 05:47 AM, Giles Malet wrote:
> On 14-08-21 03:27 PM, William Park wrote:
>> 
>> exec [...] 2>&1 1>/tmp/logfile
> 
> Order is significant as this is evaluated left to right, so you
> need to redirect 1 before 2, else 2 is left pointing at what 1
> *originally* was. Thusly:
> 
> exec 1>/tmp/logfile 2>&1


So if it's evaluated left to right doesn't _your_ incantation mean
"Send STDOUT to /tmp/logfile, then STDERR to STDOUT (which is now
/tmp/logfile)"?


(Or is that what you intended, and I've lost track of the orginal
question from lack of context?)

- --Bob.
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