Redirect Question 2

[smicro]

Anyone know how to redirect output of a command to two separate files? Basically what I'm trying to do is make multiple copies of a file.

I tried
(cp -p errormail > errormail2) >errormail3 but doesnt seem to work. Any help would be great. Thanks!

 

[MadMichael]

You need something like:

cat inputfile | tee outputfile1 > outputfile2

As far as I know, the copy command doesn't put _anything_ to standard output, so your redirect there has absolutely no effect.

 

[smicro]

Thanks MM,

Is it possible to add an outputfile3 to that? Thanks.

 

[hoinz]

yes,
just try another "| tee

 

[smicro]

Thanks H!