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In addition to what jlevie said, the first one will overwrite a file named fil1, so you will lose the original file contents. 
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In addition to what jlevie said, the first one will overwrite a file named fil1, so you will lose the original file contents.

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Hi all<br />
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Can anyone tell me the differance between<br />
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1) ls –ax &gt;&nbsp;fil1 &nbsp;<br />
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2) ls –ax &gt;&gt;&nbsp;fil1 <br />
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Thanks davy
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Hi all

Can anyone tell me the differance between

1) ls –ax > fil1  

2) ls –ax >> fil1 

Thanks davy

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