
Redirecting Output (adv)
$ touch -t 200401211152 /tmp/ts
$ find / -newer /tmp/ts -print 2>err.txt >youngfiles
You can actually redirect any file descriptor to any other.
Redirect stderr to stdout:
$ find private/* public/* 2>&1 | more
....
"Swap" stderr and stdout:
$ find private/* public/* 3>&2 2>&1 1>&3 3>&- | more
....
Copyright 2005, Bri Hatch of Onsight, Inc.
Presented at LFNW - LinuxFest Northwest, Bellingham, Washington, Apr 2005
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