DOT-Files/Gentoo/gentooamd/home/user/.tldrc/tldr/pages/common/greater-than.md

# >

> Redirect output.
> More information: <https://gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#Redirecting-Output>.

- Redirect `stdout` to a file:

`{{command}} > {{path/to/file}}`

- Append to a file:

`{{command}} >> {{path/to/file}}`

- Redirect both `stdout` and `stderr` to a file:

`{{command}} &> {{path/to/file}}`

- Redirect `stderr` to `/dev/null` to keep the terminal output clean:

`{{command}} 2> /dev/null`

- Clear the file contents or create a new empty file:

`> {{path/to/file}}`

- Redirect `stderr` to `stdout` for piping them together:

`{{command1}} 2>&1 | {{command2}}`

- Open a persistent file descriptor:

`exec {{3}}>{{path/to/file}}`

- Write to a custom file descriptor:

`{{echo text}} >&{{3}}`