Recap - Log Builder
Part of the Fundamentals section of Coddy's Terminal journey — lesson 42 of 82.
Challenge
EasyBuild a simple activity log from scratch using multiple redirection techniques. Run these commands in order:
- Use
echowith>to writeSession startedto a new file calledactivity.log - Use
echowith>>to appendUser logged intoactivity.log - Use
echowith>>to appendTask completedtoactivity.log - Try to list a folder called
invalid_pathand redirect the error toactivity.logusing2>> - Use
catto display the final contents ofactivity.log
Try it yourself
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