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Old 07-31-2008
Command display output on console and simultaneously save the command and its output

Hi folks,


Please advise which command/command line shall I run;

1) to display the command and its output on console
2) simultaneous to save the command and its output on a file


I tried tee command as follows;

$ ps aux | grep mysql | tee /path/to/output.txt

It displayed the command and its output on console but only saved the
output on output.txt without the command executed.


2)
$ ls -l | tee -a /path/to/outpu.txt

The output was added to the file also without the command.


3)
$ locate test.txt | tee -a /path/to/output.txt
locate: warning: database `/var/cache/locate/locatedb' is more than 8
days old

It won't add the warning on the file.


Please help. TIA


B.R.
satimis
# 2  
Old 07-31-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by satimis
3)
$ locate test.txt | tee -a /path/to/output.txt
locate: warning: database `/var/cache/locate/locatedb' is more than 8
days old

It won't add the warning on the file.
to get errors and warnings in the output file, you need to redirect them
Code:
$ locate test.txt 2>&1 | tee -a /path/to/output.txt

# 3  
Old 07-31-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by Yogesh Sawant
to get errors and warnings in the output file, you need to redirect them
Code:
$ locate test.txt 2>&1 | tee -a /path/to/output.txt

Hi Yogesh Sawant,


I got it. Thanks.


Leaving behind is how to save the command together with its output on the file.


B.R.
satimis
# 4  
Old 07-31-2008
Perhaps the script command would be closer to what you are looking for. Or you can run the shell with tee, something like

Code:
sh -ix <commands.txt 2>&1 | tee -a /path/to/output.txt

You'd put your canned commands in commands.txt (mainly because typing anything into a shell which is running with redirection is not exactly user-friendly).

Last edited by era; 07-31-2008 at 05:25 AM.. Reason: Flags -ix, not sure if you want one or both or something else
# 5  
Old 07-31-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by era
Perhaps the script command would be closer to what you are looking for. Or you can run the shell with tee, something like

Code:
sh -ix <commands.txt 2>&1 | tee -a /path/to/output.txt

You'd put your canned commands in commands.txt (mainly because typing anything into a shell which is running with redirection is not exactly user-friendly).
Hi era,


Thanks for your advice.


What does commands.txt refer to?


e.g. to run "ls -l" command. What will be the complete command line? TIA


B.R.
satimis
# 6  
Old 07-31-2008
Yeah, something like echo ls -l | sh -ix and if it looks like you want it, add the tee

To my amazement, I found that at least bash in sh mode works pretty well interactively even with the redirection to tee. Maybe you don't have to put your commands in a file after all.
# 7  
Old 07-31-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by era
Yeah, something like echo ls -l | sh -ix and if it looks like you want it, add the tee

To my amazement, I found that at least bash in sh mode works pretty well interactively even with the redirection to tee. Maybe you don't have to put your commands in a file after all.
Hi era,


Noted with thanks.


script command solves my problem.

$ script /path/to/output.txt

$ run other commands

$ exit
save all output including commands on the file.

$ script -a /path/to/output.txt
resume script and continue adding output on the file.


Thanks


B.R.
satimis
 
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