Thanks for the reply! > > How do I append error output? > > How do I append error and standard output? >> Just as you have written? > ">>" appends, ">" write to a new file, independend of the file > or source selected. That is, "&>>file" appends both. >> Why is that not obvious ? This is why: Robert Mark Bram@DIJONG ~ $ ls errors script1 script2 temp Robert Mark Bram@DIJONG ~ $ ls &>> temp bash: syntax error near unexpected token `&>>' Robert Mark Bram@DIJONG ~ $ Rob -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/