Which command is use to redirect and overwrite output to a file?

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As we saw before, the cat command concatenates files and puts them all together to the standard output. By redirecting this output to a file, this file name will be created - or overwritten if it already exists, so take care.

Which command will redirect output to file?

To redirect the output of a command to a file, type the command, specify the > or the >> operator, and then provide the path to a file you want to the output redirected to. For example, the ls command lists the files and folders in the current directory.

How do I redirect output to a file?

“>>” operator is used for utilizing the command's output to a file, including the output to the file's current contents. “>” operator is used to redirect the command's output to a single file and replace the file's current content.

How do you overwrite the existing file while redirecting the output?

Overruling noclobber means you can overwrite an existing file while noclobber is set by using '>|' sign. Syntax: command >|

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