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write execl output to file

hi,
how to write the resullt of execl() into another file.
i used

write(fd,execl());

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Well, if this is C, execl returns an int, and write takes a int fd, char* buffer and size_t length. Can you express your desire in a bit higher language? Maybe you just need system()?

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