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 ....