how to display backup information into a file

[jalge2]

Hi all, I'm creating a script that is showing all of the directories in a certain VG into a file. After the backup is done, it shows certain information, such as the date that the tape was last used for backup. I need this information in my file. How do I get it in there?

The main script I am using is

restore -Tpqvf /dev/rmt0.1 > rootvglog

Thanks for the help

 

[aixmurderer]

Try:

restore -Tpqvf /dev/rmt0.1 > rootvglog 2>&1

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[jalge2]

aixmurderer...That worked great, but now my question is why? What does the 2>&1 mean and how did it put the information back into the file that I appended to in the first place?

 

[aixmurderer]

It redirects stderr to stdout, which then in your case you redirected to a file.

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