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/dev/null 2>&1 ? can somebody explain?
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> /dev/null
means "send output of this command to /dev/null" - i.e. discard it.
2>$1
means "send error messages to the same place as normal output" - i.e. discard it.
One by one, the penguins steal my sanity.
means "send output of this command to /dev/null" - i.e. discard it.
2>$1
means "send error messages to the same place as normal output" - i.e. discard it.
One by one, the penguins steal my sanity.
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No prob 
(we only do it for the Stars! ;-))
One by one, the penguins steal my sanity.
(we only do it for the Stars! ;-)) One by one, the penguins steal my sanity.
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