How to Save Terminal Output of a Command to a File in Ubuntu
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Redirect the Output to a File
You can use the following syntax to save the terminal output of a command to a file in Ubuntu. It basically redirect the standard output (
stdout) to a file:For example, if your current working directory is
/var/wwwand you want to save the output of thelscpucommand to the file namedoutput.txtinside this directory, you can use:Or, if you prefer absolute path you can run the following command.
Both commands will have the same effect, because current working directory doesn't matter when you use absolute path. Any path that starts with a forward slash
/is an absolute path.The
lscpucommand display information about the CPU architecture.Also, if you want to append the data to
output.txtfile instead of replacing it, you can use:The
lsblklists information about all available block devices such as hard drive.Moreover, if you want to save errors to the
output.txtfile as well, place&before>, like this:Similarly, to append the data to
output.txtfile instead of replacing it, you can use:Tip: Standard error (
stderr) is a stream independent of standard output (stdout) and can be redirected separately. This allows output and errors to be distinguished.