Handle Name Description
0 stdin Standard input
1 stdout Standard output
2 stderr Standard error
Redirecting the standard error stream to a file. The following will redirect program error message to a file called error.log:
$ program-name 2> error.log
$ command1 2> error.log
Redirecting the standard error (stderr) and stdout to file
Use the following syntax:
$ command-name &>file
OR
$ command > file-name 2>&1
Another useful example:
$ find /usr/home -name .profile 2>&1 | more