Questions tagged [output]
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Cannot write long output to file
I'm a beginner. I'm using Ubuntu 18.04
I am trying to send the output from a command that installs dependencies for a subsequent install command.
I have tried:
$ my_command > output.txt
$ my_command >> output.txt
$ my_command | tee output.txt
I…

James Canova
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Running a long command
What's the best command that allows me to do this:
send the output of say ls to a file called etcdir
Print out the etcdir file using cat
Print out the exit status using echo $?
Breaking up the command into two lines.
I know its something like…

DefiledL
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trying to install chrx but keep getting "failure writing output to destination"
I am totally new at all this. I bought a chromebook and want to be able to run music editing software on it. I found how to install Linux and open a terminal and all that. I tried to download chroot and couldn't get it to work and then I saw someone…

Kaci F.
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