In a message dated 4/27/99 3:36:20 AM Central Daylight Time, pow@ikaros.big.du.se writes: > > > What does the "2" and "1" stand for, and the "&" ? > One is standard output, right? > > 2>&1 is the Linux was of saying - send all the standard output (1) and error msgs (2) to a file. The & is necessary syntax to make it work. -Jay