Not able to redirect entire output of a command to a log file using shell script

Question

I'm redirecting output of a command to a log file in a shell script as follows :

script > file.log

However, towards the end of the script, some of the final content which includes key information like "PASS" or "FAIL" gets printed on the console rather than re-directed to file.log

I would like this information to be re-directed as well. Any tips?

David C. Rankin · Accepted Answer · 2018-02-11 00:40:34Z

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Most likely the output of "PASS" "FAIL" is output to stderr instead of stdout, so you want to redirect both stdout and stderr to your file, e.g.

script > file.log 2>&1

(or you can shortcut the command with script &> file.log)

answered Feb 11, 2018 at 0:40

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