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Re: echo does not display from bash script

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On Sun, 3 May 2026 13:00:51 +0100
Mark Bourne <nntp.mbourne@spamgourmet.com> wrote:

> Paul wrote:
> > Let us work with this one.
> > 
> >     somecommand >> "$LOGFILE" 2>&1
> > 
> > That says to redirect "stderr" to "stdout",
> > then redirect "stdout" additively to the $LOGFILE.
> > Nowhere does it mention anything about also
> > including a copy on Alans Screen :-)
> > 
> > How about if we try this ?
> > 
> >     somecommand 2>&1 | tee >> "$LOGFILE"
> 
> I think you need:
> 
>      somecommand 2>&1 | tee --append "$LOGFILE"
> 
> Otherwise you're redirecting the copy that tee sends to stdout to the 
> file instead (so you still won't get any output on the terminal), and 
> not giving tee any files to copy it to.
> 
> --
> Mark.

I rebuilt the 13 year-old machine and while doing it the penny droped.
The existing data data isbeing copied from the hard drive to the NVMe
as I write. Once the teething problems are over, I will bring up some
quick and dirty scripts to just grubby.

Thank you for your help.
Alan

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Linux Mint 22.1 kernel version 6.8.0-84-generic Cinnamon 6.4.8
AMD Ryzen 7 7700, Radeon RX 6600, 32GB DDR5, 2TB SSD, 2TB Barracuda

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