rcp error output question

Hello, I have a question regarding the rcp command.

If the file I'm trying to copy doesn't exist, rcp's output ("file or directory does not exist") appears on the screen, but I'd like this output to be appended to a file.
The usual way,
rcp file_to_be_copied file_to_copy_to >> output.txt
doesn't work. (the message only appears on screen, not in the output.txt file)

Any ideas?

Thank you.

Here's your problem. ">>" only redirects stdout to the file. Your error message is being sent to stderr.
So, what you want is,

Code:

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rcp file_to_be_copied file_to_copy_to 1>out.txt 2>err.txt
cat out.txt >> err.txt
cat err.txt >> output.txt

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This will take the console output (non errors), stick that onto the error messages, and finally, stick this into your output file (note, out.txt, err.txt are temprory files, overwritten every time).

Implement this in your program however you want (i'd recommend "system();" calls personally).

Or, if your doing a standard "sh" script, just stick it in your script.

Enjoy your day.