echo or print to screen and file - UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

#1 01-09-2002

I did a search for this topic but I couldn't find it and I was sure I have seen something similar before (hard because I am not sure of the criteria for the keywords)

What I was looking for was to be able to echo a message to the screen from a bash.sh script at the same time logging it to a file.

So far I have been duplicating the line twice, one to the screen, one to the file. Any suggestions?

ie

echo "Warning: file $USR on $tdate"
echo "Warning: file $USR on $tdate" >/logfile.log

Cameron · #2 01-09-2002

Look into the tee command. ($ man tee)
That might help you out.

#3 01-09-2002

thats exactly what I was looking for.

More UNIX and Linux Forum Topics You Might Find Helpful
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
how to print script output to screen and file	orahi001	UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers	4	04-21-2008 11:56 AM
echo to both screen and a file	phamp008	Shell Programming and Scripting	6	01-16-2008 11:48 PM
perl - print to a log file and screen	mjays	Shell Programming and Scripting	6	08-21-2007 05:34 AM
print to screen and to file using awk?!	satnamx	Shell Programming and Scripting	2	04-25-2006 10:33 AM
is it possible to echo 'some text' every 10 minutes on my screen	vkandati	UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers	1	03-08-2005 02:38 PM

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode