store unix command error message into file

Question

I want to store error of unix command into file.

Ex. cd /test /test: No such file or directory. I want to store error "/test: No such file or directory." into file

Can you please help?

Frank Conry · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-08 18:54:05Z

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How about

cd /test 2> myFile.txt

answered Jan 8, 2014 at 18:54

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ichramm Over a year ago

That will redirect only stdout, for stderror you must use something like cd /test &> myFile.txt

Joe Over a year ago

@ichramm: No, 2> for redirecting stdout is correct. &>will redirect both stdout and stderr (see [gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Redirections.html]).

Jonathan Leffler Over a year ago

And, more generally: if cd /test 2>myFile.txt; then : do work in new; else : handle failure; fi. Note that the log file will be created in the original directory.

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