"ambiguous redirectine" while redirecting the output from shell script

Question

demo.sh has following line:

. ./one.sh  > ../Results/myResult.txt 2>&1

when i run ./demo.sh it is giving:

ambiguous redirectine 1: 1

But the myResult.txt gets created at appropriate location with size 0 KB.

If i remove the redirection of output, it script works fine. What is wrong with my script? I have gone through Ambiguous output redirect on solaris, shell script ambiguous redirect, ambiguous redirect - file gets created. Nothing helped though.

I've tried a similar command, and it works. What shell are you using? — Josh Kelley
– Josh Kelley, Commented Aug 8, 2013 at 17:36
I tried it without putting shebang. When I put shebang it is saying : No such file or directory. I tried it with sh, ksh, bash. — sattu
– sattu, Commented Aug 8, 2013 at 17:37
What are you putting after the shebang? What's your system default shell? — Josh Kelley
– Josh Kelley, Commented Aug 8, 2013 at 17:38
I don't know what shell was default. I tried changing the shell by typing bash,sh. "ps -p $$" shows accrodingly. My shebang is "#!/bin/sh". I change it when i change the shell. — sattu
– sattu, Commented Aug 8, 2013 at 17:42

Josh Kelley · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-08 17:42:55Z

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If you're saving your script with DOS-style line endings (CRLF instead of LF), that can produce all of the symptoms you're seeing.

Change the line endings using the text editor or command-line utility of your choice, then try again.

answered Aug 8, 2013 at 17:42

Josh Kelley

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