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Asked: 2022-07-02 08:59:39 +0800 CST

How can I redirect output of a command in one terminal to another terminal?

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Output can be redirected to a text file with > followed by the destination text file. How can we redirect the output to another terminal window or tab?

> or 1> redirects standard output, 2> redirects error messages.

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1 Answers

  1. To redirect to a different terminal, determine the file descriptor of the terminal with the command tty:

    ~$ tty
/dev/pts/0

    Then redirect error messages to that terminal as in

    ~$ echo Hello World! >/dev/pts/0

    See here to learn more about redirection of different outputs.

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