redirect of the --help(commands) to a file 2

[desanti]

HI;I have been trying to redirect the output of a command to a file; i.e.(cut --help) will display the command structure.I would like to capture tne output of --help to a file.Can it be done?I am using KSH with a dos like command line.Some of the --help output is long so i need a copy to peruse.thank you.

 

[olded]

Hi:

I'm not familiar with the --help utility. I use the man utilty which is available with most unix systems. When i want to send the output of man to a file I do this:

man cut|col -b > cut.txt

The col stuff removes the special formatting characters. Perhaps that will work with --help.

Regards,

Ed

 

[mikevh]

cut --help > filename
or pipe it to a pager so it won't scroll off the screen:
cut --help | less
Typing h inside less will show you how to navigate through the listing.