[SOLVED] How to save terminal command output to a file (command > file) does not work

postcd · 02-10-2022, 06:47 AM

$ echo $0

Quote:

-bash

$ bash --version

Quote:

5.1.4

$ kstart5 plasmashell > file;cat file

Quote:

qt.qpa.qcb: could not .....

but that file does not contain anything. So how to save that output to a file please? Debian stable release. Thank you

shruggy · 02-10-2022, 06:57 AM

Most probably, kstart5 prints to standard error. Try

Code:

kstart5 plasmashell &>file

fatmac · 02-10-2022, 10:17 AM

..or try with echo(?).

TB0ne · 02-10-2022, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by postcd

$ echo $0

Code:

-bash

$ bash --version

Code:

5.1.4

$ kstart5 plasmashell > file;cat file

Code:

qt.qpa.qcb: could not .....

but that file does not contain anything. So how to save that output to a file please? Debian stable release. Thank you

May want to check one of your previous threads from several years ago, about stdout/stdin/stderr, where it covers the &, >, etc.:
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...le-4175607945/

teckk · 02-10-2022, 12:09 PM

Code:

ls -l &> myfile.txt