Redirecting stdout from two programs
I'm running a memory check tool (prog1) on a C++ code (prog2), both of which give me a huge and detailed output. In order to chase down some bugs I need to save this output to a file.
I tried redirecting the stdout to a file:
prog1 prog2 > outfile.txt
But that gives me a file containing the output of prog2, while the output of prog1 is still going to the terminal.
Anyone know a way to specify that I want BOTH outputs to go to a file? Like (prog1 prog2) > outfile.txt?
command-line io-redirection stdout
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I'm running a memory check tool (prog1) on a C++ code (prog2), both of which give me a huge and detailed output. In order to chase down some bugs I need to save this output to a file.
I tried redirecting the stdout to a file:
prog1 prog2 > outfile.txt
But that gives me a file containing the output of prog2, while the output of prog1 is still going to the terminal.
Anyone know a way to specify that I want BOTH outputs to go to a file? Like (prog1 prog2) > outfile.txt?
command-line io-redirection stdout
edited Dec 18 at 0:59
muru
1
asked Dec 17 at 12:16
FJC
1484
add a comment |
I'm running a memory check tool (prog1) on a C++ code (prog2), both of which give me a huge and detailed output. In order to chase down some bugs I need to save this output to a file.
I tried redirecting the stdout to a file:
prog1 prog2 > outfile.txt
But that gives me a file containing the output of prog2, while the output of prog1 is still going to the terminal.
Anyone know a way to specify that I want BOTH outputs to go to a file? Like (prog1 prog2) > outfile.txt?
command-line io-redirection stdout
edited Dec 18 at 0:59
muru
1
asked Dec 17 at 12:16
FJC
1484
I'm running a memory check tool (prog1) on a C++ code (prog2), both of which give me a huge and detailed output. In order to chase down some bugs I need to save this output to a file.
I tried redirecting the stdout to a file:
prog1 prog2 > outfile.txt
But that gives me a file containing the output of prog2, while the output of prog1 is still going to the terminal.
Anyone know a way to specify that I want BOTH outputs to go to a file? Like (prog1 prog2) > outfile.txt?
command-line io-redirection stdout
command-line io-redirection stdout
edited Dec 18 at 0:59
muru
1
asked Dec 17 at 12:16
FJC
1484
edited Dec 18 at 0:59
muru
1
asked Dec 17 at 12:16
FJC
1484
edited Dec 18 at 0:59
muru
1
edited Dec 18 at 0:59
muru
1
edited Dec 18 at 0:59
muru
1
1
asked Dec 17 at 12:16
FJC
1484
asked Dec 17 at 12:16
FJC
1484
asked Dec 17 at 12:16
FJC
1484
1484
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There’s a good chance that prog1 is writing its output to standard error. You can redirect both outputs to a single file with
prog1 prog2 > outfile.txt 2>&1
or you can split the outputs with
prog1 prog2 > outfile.txt 2> errors.txt
This doesn’t separate the individual programs’ output, it separates the output channels. See What are the shell's control and redirection operators? for details.
If you look at prog1’s documentation, you might find an option to tell it to store its output in a named file instead. For example, with strace,
strace -o strace.txt prog2 > outfile.txt
would store strace’s output in strace.txt, and everything written to standard output in outfile.txt.
answered Dec 17 at 12:19
Stephen Kitt
164k24365444
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2>&1has to go after> outfile.txt. Order of redirections matter.
– Barmar
Dec 17 at 17:14
Note to future readers: @Barmar is absolutely correct that the relative order of redirections matter with respect to each other. For those less familiar, the order of redirections with respect to program arguments only matters in a few cases. The beginning and end are common locations, but the middle happens sometimes as well (please don't do this).echo >&2 hello worldis equivalent toecho hello world >&2. More info here: tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/io-redirection.html
– Morgen
Dec 18 at 4:28
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There’s a good chance that prog1 is writing its output to standard error. You can redirect both outputs to a single file with
prog1 prog2 > outfile.txt 2>&1
or you can split the outputs with
prog1 prog2 > outfile.txt 2> errors.txt
This doesn’t separate the individual programs’ output, it separates the output channels. See What are the shell's control and redirection operators? for details.
If you look at prog1’s documentation, you might find an option to tell it to store its output in a named file instead. For example, with strace,
strace -o strace.txt prog2 > outfile.txt
would store strace’s output in strace.txt, and everything written to standard output in outfile.txt.
answered Dec 17 at 12:19
Stephen Kitt
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2>&1has to go after> outfile.txt. Order of redirections matter.
– Barmar
Dec 17 at 17:14
Note to future readers: @Barmar is absolutely correct that the relative order of redirections matter with respect to each other. For those less familiar, the order of redirections with respect to program arguments only matters in a few cases. The beginning and end are common locations, but the middle happens sometimes as well (please don't do this).echo >&2 hello worldis equivalent toecho hello world >&2. More info here: tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/io-redirection.html
– Morgen
Dec 18 at 4:28
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There’s a good chance that prog1 is writing its output to standard error. You can redirect both outputs to a single file with
prog1 prog2 > outfile.txt 2>&1
or you can split the outputs with
prog1 prog2 > outfile.txt 2> errors.txt
This doesn’t separate the individual programs’ output, it separates the output channels. See What are the shell's control and redirection operators? for details.
If you look at prog1’s documentation, you might find an option to tell it to store its output in a named file instead. For example, with strace,
strace -o strace.txt prog2 > outfile.txt
would store strace’s output in strace.txt, and everything written to standard output in outfile.txt.
answered Dec 17 at 12:19
Stephen Kitt
164k24365444
5
2>&1has to go after> outfile.txt. Order of redirections matter.
– Barmar
Dec 17 at 17:14
Note to future readers: @Barmar is absolutely correct that the relative order of redirections matter with respect to each other. For those less familiar, the order of redirections with respect to program arguments only matters in a few cases. The beginning and end are common locations, but the middle happens sometimes as well (please don't do this).echo >&2 hello worldis equivalent toecho hello world >&2. More info here: tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/io-redirection.html
– Morgen
Dec 18 at 4:28
add a comment |
There’s a good chance that prog1 is writing its output to standard error. You can redirect both outputs to a single file with
prog1 prog2 > outfile.txt 2>&1
or you can split the outputs with
prog1 prog2 > outfile.txt 2> errors.txt
This doesn’t separate the individual programs’ output, it separates the output channels. See What are the shell's control and redirection operators? for details.
If you look at prog1’s documentation, you might find an option to tell it to store its output in a named file instead. For example, with strace,
strace -o strace.txt prog2 > outfile.txt
would store strace’s output in strace.txt, and everything written to standard output in outfile.txt.
answered Dec 17 at 12:19
Stephen Kitt
164k24365444
There’s a good chance that prog1 is writing its output to standard error. You can redirect both outputs to a single file with
prog1 prog2 > outfile.txt 2>&1
or you can split the outputs with
prog1 prog2 > outfile.txt 2> errors.txt
This doesn’t separate the individual programs’ output, it separates the output channels. See What are the shell's control and redirection operators? for details.
If you look at prog1’s documentation, you might find an option to tell it to store its output in a named file instead. For example, with strace,
strace -o strace.txt prog2 > outfile.txt
would store strace’s output in strace.txt, and everything written to standard output in outfile.txt.
answered Dec 17 at 12:19
Stephen Kitt
164k24365444
edited Dec 17 at 17:59
answered Dec 17 at 12:19
Stephen Kitt
164k24365444
answered Dec 17 at 12:19
Stephen Kitt
164k24365444
answered Dec 17 at 12:19
Stephen Kitt
164k24365444
164k24365444
5
2>&1has to go after> outfile.txt. Order of redirections matter.
– Barmar
Dec 17 at 17:14
Note to future readers: @Barmar is absolutely correct that the relative order of redirections matter with respect to each other. For those less familiar, the order of redirections with respect to program arguments only matters in a few cases. The beginning and end are common locations, but the middle happens sometimes as well (please don't do this).echo >&2 hello worldis equivalent toecho hello world >&2. More info here: tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/io-redirection.html
– Morgen
Dec 18 at 4:28
add a comment |
5
2>&1has to go after> outfile.txt. Order of redirections matter.
– Barmar
Dec 17 at 17:14
Note to future readers: @Barmar is absolutely correct that the relative order of redirections matter with respect to each other. For those less familiar, the order of redirections with respect to program arguments only matters in a few cases. The beginning and end are common locations, but the middle happens sometimes as well (please don't do this).echo >&2 hello worldis equivalent toecho hello world >&2. More info here: tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/io-redirection.html
– Morgen
Dec 18 at 4:28
5
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2>&1 has to go after > outfile.txt. Order of redirections matter.– Barmar
Dec 17 at 17:14
2>&1 has to go after > outfile.txt. Order of redirections matter.– Barmar
Dec 17 at 17:14
Note to future readers: @Barmar is absolutely correct that the relative order of redirections matter with respect to each other. For those less familiar, the order of redirections with respect to program arguments only matters in a few cases. The beginning and end are common locations, but the middle happens sometimes as well (please don't do this).
echo >&2 hello world is equivalent to echo hello world >&2. More info here: tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/io-redirection.html– Morgen
Dec 18 at 4:28
Note to future readers: @Barmar is absolutely correct that the relative order of redirections matter with respect to each other. For those less familiar, the order of redirections with respect to program arguments only matters in a few cases. The beginning and end are common locations, but the middle happens sometimes as well (please don't do this).
echo >&2 hello world is equivalent to echo hello world >&2. More info here: tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/io-redirection.html– Morgen
Dec 18 at 4:28
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