Save output of previous command to a text file

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Suppose I ran some command, and now want to save the output of that previous command to a text file (without re-running the command, of course, there's no reason to assume it's idempotent).



Is there some simple way to get that output of the previous command?



echo <magic_for_last_output> >file.txt









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    Just found: stackoverflow.com/questions/24283097/…, it looks like hacking bash would be the necessary route to accomplishing this...
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    You could use script to log your bash session.
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Suppose I ran some command, and now want to save the output of that previous command to a text file (without re-running the command, of course, there's no reason to assume it's idempotent).



Is there some simple way to get that output of the previous command?



echo <magic_for_last_output> >file.txt









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  • 1




    Just found: stackoverflow.com/questions/24283097/…, it looks like hacking bash would be the necessary route to accomplishing this...
    – Apollys
    Mar 14 at 19:35







  • 1




    You could use script to log your bash session.
    – glenn jackman
    Mar 14 at 20:12












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Suppose I ran some command, and now want to save the output of that previous command to a text file (without re-running the command, of course, there's no reason to assume it's idempotent).



Is there some simple way to get that output of the previous command?



echo <magic_for_last_output> >file.txt









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Suppose I ran some command, and now want to save the output of that previous command to a text file (without re-running the command, of course, there's no reason to assume it's idempotent).



Is there some simple way to get that output of the previous command?



echo <magic_for_last_output> >file.txt






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    Just found: stackoverflow.com/questions/24283097/…, it looks like hacking bash would be the necessary route to accomplishing this...
    – Apollys
    Mar 14 at 19:35







  • 1




    You could use script to log your bash session.
    – glenn jackman
    Mar 14 at 20:12












  • 1




    Just found: stackoverflow.com/questions/24283097/…, it looks like hacking bash would be the necessary route to accomplishing this...
    – Apollys
    Mar 14 at 19:35







  • 1




    You could use script to log your bash session.
    – glenn jackman
    Mar 14 at 20:12







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Just found: stackoverflow.com/questions/24283097/…, it looks like hacking bash would be the necessary route to accomplishing this...
– Apollys
Mar 14 at 19:35





Just found: stackoverflow.com/questions/24283097/…, it looks like hacking bash would be the necessary route to accomplishing this...
– Apollys
Mar 14 at 19:35





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You could use script to log your bash session.
– glenn jackman
Mar 14 at 20:12




You could use script to log your bash session.
– glenn jackman
Mar 14 at 20:12










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No, there isn't a way to save the last command's output to a file, as far as I know. The shell doesn't store that information.



However, you can hit the up arrow &uparrow; and add the redirection to the end of the last command, so you don't have to type anything new.






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    No, there isn't a way to save the last command's output to a file, as far as I know. The shell doesn't store that information.



    However, you can hit the up arrow &uparrow; and add the redirection to the end of the last command, so you don't have to type anything new.






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      No, there isn't a way to save the last command's output to a file, as far as I know. The shell doesn't store that information.



      However, you can hit the up arrow &uparrow; and add the redirection to the end of the last command, so you don't have to type anything new.






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        No, there isn't a way to save the last command's output to a file, as far as I know. The shell doesn't store that information.



        However, you can hit the up arrow &uparrow; and add the redirection to the end of the last command, so you don't have to type anything new.






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        No, there isn't a way to save the last command's output to a file, as far as I know. The shell doesn't store that information.



        However, you can hit the up arrow &uparrow; and add the redirection to the end of the last command, so you don't have to type anything new.







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