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Also, your sample /dev/null is a fragment, normally you see a &gt;&nbsp;before it:<br />
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&gt;&nbsp;/dev/null
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Also, your sample /dev/null is a fragment, normally you see a > before it:

> /dev/null

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Hi,<br />
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I see this in a lot of scripts<br />
What exactly does this mean and what is the use of this?
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Hi,

I see this in a lot of scripts
What exactly does this mean and what is the use of this?

what is the meaning of /dev/null 2&gt;&amp;1

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what is the meaning of /dev/null 2&gt;&amp;1

what is the meaning of /dev/null 2>&1