redirecting standard output

Angel Tsankov · External Since: May 04, 2006 Posts: 66

How can a shell script redirect its standard output to a file?

ynotssor · External Since: May 06, 2005 Posts: 618

"Angel Tsankov" wrote in message

> How can a shell script redirect its standard output to a file?

Shouldn't you be doing your own homework? Such as reading the man page for
whatever shell you're using and searching for "redirect".

Chirag Shukla · External Since: May 12, 2006 Posts: 247

Standard output to a file
../your_script_name > your_file_name.log
will send the standard output to the log file (In Windows you do the
same thing too, provided you get a standard output). The ">" sign is
the standard output symbol. With each run of your script, the log file
will be overwritten

../your_script_name >> your_file_name.log
will append the standard output to your log file. That means, your log
file keeps on growing in size.

Learn from other user's comments. Try to read the manual. If you are a
new Linux user, I would ask you not to directly look into "man".
Rather, go to google and learn how to use "man", learn how to use "vi"
etc. From there on, you will get some confidence and will enjoy working
with Linux. In google if you search for "man bash", you will get manual
pages for BASH. Read about Redirection as suggested by other users.

Chirag Shukla

Dan Espen · External Since: Jan 16, 2006 Posts: 496

"Angel Tsankov" writes:

>>>>> How can a shell script redirect its standard output to a file?
>>>> Shouldn't you be doing your own homework? Such as reading the man
>>>> page for
>>>> whatever shell you're using and searching for "redirect".
>>>
>>> How do I search in a man page?
>> It depends on your pager. With most of the ones I'm
>> acquainted with, you press '/' (without the quotation
>> marks), which brings up a prompt at the bottom of the
>> terminal window; then you enter the text to search and press
>> the <Enter> key. You may find the following commands
>> worthwhile as study:
>> man man
>> man more
>> man less
>> man most
>
> Why don't you just explain how a script can redirect its own standard output,
> instead of beating about the bush...

You are wasting your time taking computer science classes.
I suggest something to prepare you for management.

Angel Tsankov · External Since: May 04, 2006 Posts: 66

>> How can a shell script redirect its standard output to a file?
>
> Shouldn't you be doing your own homework? Such as reading the man page for
> whatever shell you're using and searching for "redirect".

How do I search in a man page?

Robert M. Riches Jr. · External Since: Apr 19, 2004 Posts: 1289

On 2006-05-04, Angel Tsankov wrote:
>>> How can a shell script redirect its standard output to a file?
>>
>> Shouldn't you be doing your own homework? Such as reading the man page for
>> whatever shell you're using and searching for "redirect".
>
> How do I search in a man page?

It depends on your pager. With most of the ones I'm
acquainted with, you press '/' (without the quotation
marks), which brings up a prompt at the bottom of the
terminal window; then you enter the text to search and press
the <Enter> key. You may find the following commands
worthwhile as study:

man man
man more
man less
man most

HTH

--
Robert Riches
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(Yes, that is one of my email addresses.)

Angel Tsankov · External Since: May 04, 2006 Posts: 66

>>>> How can a shell script redirect its standard output to a file?
>>>
>>> Shouldn't you be doing your own homework? Such as reading the man page for
>>> whatever shell you're using and searching for "redirect".
>>
>> How do I search in a man page?
>
> It depends on your pager. With most of the ones I'm
> acquainted with, you press '/' (without the quotation
> marks), which brings up a prompt at the bottom of the
> terminal window; then you enter the text to search and press
> the <Enter> key. You may find the following commands
> worthwhile as study:
>
> man man
> man more
> man less
> man most

Why don't you just explain how a script can redirect its own standard output, instead of beating about the bush...

ynotssor · External Since: May 06, 2005 Posts: 618

"Angel Tsankov" wrote in message

>> You may find the following commands worthwhile as study:
>>
>> man man
>> man more
>> man less
>> man most
>
> Why don't you just explain how a script can redirect its own standard
> output, instead of beating about the bush...

Bite the hand that feeds you.

Robert M. Riches Jr. · External Since: Apr 19, 2004 Posts: 1289

On 2006-05-04, Angel Tsankov wrote:
>>>>> How can a shell script redirect its standard output to a file?
>>>>
>>>> Shouldn't you be doing your own homework? Such as reading the man page for
>>>> whatever shell you're using and searching for "redirect".
>>>
>>> How do I search in a man page?
>>
>> It depends on your pager. With most of the ones I'm
>> acquainted with, you press '/' (without the quotation
>> marks), which brings up a prompt at the bottom of the
>> terminal window; then you enter the text to search and press
>> the <Enter> key. You may find the following commands
>> worthwhile as study:
>>
>> man man
>> man more
>> man less
>> man most
>
> Why don't you just explain how a script can redirect its own standard
> output, instead of beating about the bush...

Why don't you learn to press the <Enter> key to comply with
the netiquette rule to limit line length to about 72
characters? 1/2 Smile

You asked, "How do I search in a man page?" I attempted to
answer that question.

Your question about output redirection was earlier in the
thread. As is, that question is so nebulous it is not
feasible to attempt to answer.

--
Robert Riches
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(Yes, that is one of my email addresses.)

Robert Hull · External Since: Oct 31, 2004 Posts: 1219

In comp.os.linux.misc, on Thu 04 May 2006 20:23, Angel Tsankov
wrote:

>>
>> man man
>> man more
>> man less
>> man most
>
> Why don't you just explain how a script can redirect its own standard
> output, instead of beating about the bush...

Possibly because you are paying him less than you are paying your tutor
who set you this homework.

Or possibly because teaching you to find the answer for yourself is
better than helping you to cheat on your homework.
--
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Unruh · External Since: May 27, 2005 Posts: 2213

"Chirag Shukla" writes:

>Standard output to a file
>./your_script_name > your_file_name.log
>will send the standard output to the log file (In Windows you do the
>same thing too, provided you get a standard output). The ">" sign is
>the standard output symbol. With each run of your script, the log file
>will be overwritten

I think he is asking how the shell script itself can redirect its own
output to a file. NOt hoow you can redirect its standard output to a file.

Steve Wampler · External Since: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 58

Chris F.A. Johnson wrote:
> On 2006-05-05, Unruh wrote:
>> "Chirag Shukla" writes:
>>
>>> Standard output to a file
>>> ./your_script_name > your_file_name.log
>>> will send the standard output to the log file (In Windows you do the
>>> same thing too, provided you get a standard output). The ">" sign is
>>> the standard output symbol. With each run of your script, the log file
>>> will be overwritten
>> I think he is asking how the shell script itself can redirect its own
>> output to a file. NOt hoow you can redirect its standard output to a file.
>
> There's a difference?

Sure. In the obvious case, the person running the script is doing
the redirection. In the desired case, the script itself is doing
the redirection without user intervention.

That being said, it's trivial to do by wrapping one shell script in
another as well as a number of other simple ways.

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