Linux Wildcards and Redirection Quiz

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What does the command 'command > file.txt' do in Linux?

Redirects standard error to a file
Redirects standard output to a file (correct)
Appends standard error to a file
Appends standard output to a file

If you want to append the standard output to a file in Linux, which command would you use?

command 2>> file.txt
command 2> file.txt
command >> file.txt (correct)
command > file.txt

What does the command 'command 2> error.txt' do in Linux?

Redirects standard error to a file (correct)
Appends standard output to a file
Appends standard error to a file
Redirects standard output to a file

Match the following Linux redirection symbols with their descriptions:

<blockquote> = Redirects standard output (stdout) to a file <blockquote> = Appends standard output to a file 2> = Redirects standard error (stderr) to a file 2>> = Appends standard error to a file </blockquote> </blockquote> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following Linux redirection commands with their functions:

command > file.txt = Sends the output of command to file.txt command >> file.txt = Appends the output of command to file.txt command 2> error.txt = Sends the error output of command to error.txt command 2>> error.txt = Appends the error output of command to error.txt Signup and view all the answers

Match the following descriptions with their corresponding Linux redirection symbols:

Redirects standard output (stdout) to a file = > Appends standard output to a file = >> Redirects standard error (stderr) to a file = 2> Appends standard error to a file = 2>> Signup and view all the answers