How do you output the contents of a console screen to file?

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    How do you output the contents of a console screen to file?

    I think the title is self-explanitary. So I don't think I need to go into any more detail. Hope some1 can help, thanks in advance

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    You can redirect the console output of any program using >
    For example:

    dir > somefile.txt

    will output the directory to a file called somefile.txt
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    can this help you?
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