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Old 06-11-2008
Directing program output to a file
When I do

Code:
time tar cvf /dev/st0 /mnt/junk >> /root/benchlog

, I want it to put the output of the time command into the benchlog file, but it put /mnt/junk. How do I get it to put the output of the tar command?
Last edited by jeriryan87; 06-11-2008 at 04:26 PM..
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Old 06-11-2008
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Originally Posted by jeriryan87
When I do

Code:
time tar cvf /dev/st0 /mnt/junk >> /root/benchlog

, I want it to put the output of the time command into the benchlog file, but it put /mnt/junk. How do I get it to put the output of the tar command?
Code:
/bin/time tar cvf /dev/st0 /mnt/junk 2>> /root/benchlog

time may be a shell builtin so I give it the exact pathname. If you want to use a shell builtin (eg, you are using bash), do:

Code:
{ /bin/time tar cvf /dev/st0 /mnt/junk; } 2>> /root/benchlog

-mschwage
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