Save Bash Shell Script Output To a File

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Save Bash Shell Script Output To a File

To save the output of a Bash shell script to a file, you can use the > operator, which redirects the output of a command to a file. For example, if you have a Bash script called myscript.sh that outputs the string "Hello, world!", you can save the output of the script to a file called output.txt using the following command:

$ ./myscript.sh > output.txt

This will run the myscript.sh script, and save the output of the script (i.e., the string "Hello, world!") to the output.txt file. Note that if the output.txt file already exists, it will be overwritten by the script's output.

If you want to append the output of the script to the output.txt file instead of overwriting it, you can use the >> operator, like this:

$ ./myscript.sh >> output.txt

This will run the myscript.sh script, and append the output of the script to the output.txt file. Note that if the output.txt file does not exist, it will be created automatically.

Overall, using the > and >> operators is a simple and effective way to save the output of a Bash shell script to a file. This can be useful for logging the output of the script, or for saving the output for later analysis or processing.

Created Time:2017-10-16 14:38:54  Author:lautturi