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To: Peter Brezny <peter@black.purplecat.net>
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Subject: Re: redirecting output 
In-Reply-To: Message from Peter Brezny <peter@black.purplecat.net> 
   of "Tue, 13 Feb 2001 15:31:21 EST." <Pine.BSF.4.05.10102131530370.10075-100000@black.purplecat.net> 
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 21:05:32 -0800
From: Dima Dorfman <dima@unixfreak.org>
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> 
> I'm trying to redirect output from a process  when i use this
> 
> virtual2# nice ( /usr/bin/tar cvflj - /usr/local/scripts >
> /bkup/archive/`date +%y%m%d`-test.bz
> 2 ) 2 > & 1 > /bkup/archive/test.log
> 
> It tells me i've got an ambiguous output redirect...

Are you using csh?  Try:

    whatever | your | command | is > & test.log

					Dima Dorfman
					dima@unixfreak.org


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