how to redirect verbose to file?

Thu Apr 29 00:59:45 UTC 2010

On 28Apr2010 16:29, Anne Moore <diabeticithink at yahoo.com> wrote:
| Worked like a champ. Thank you! 
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| On Behalf Of Stainforth, Matthew (SD/DS)
| Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 3:25 PM
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| Subject: RE: how to redirect verbose to file?
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| Try /opt/bp_backupme.pl -v 2>&1 > filename.txt

Then it is excessive. Drop the "2>&1" and it should _still_ work.
As mentioned earlier, this incantation is backwards. Redirections are
applied left to right, so "2>&1" probably changes nothing.
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