Restoring stdout and stderr to default value
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Example 20-2. Redirecting stdout using exec
#!/bin/bash# reassign-stdout.shLOGFILE=logfile.txtexec 6>&1 # Link file descriptor #6 with stdout. # Saves stdout.exec > $LOGFILE # stdout replaced with file "logfile.txt".# ----------------------------------------------------------- ## All output from commands in this block sent to file $LOGFILE.echo -n "Logfile: "dateecho "-------------------------------------"echoecho "Output of \"ls -al\" command"echols -alecho; echoecho "Output of \"df\" command"echodf# ----------------------------------------------------------- #exec 1>&6 6>&- # Restore stdout and close file descriptor #6.echoecho "== stdout now restored to default == "echols -alechoexit 0
appears to show what you want. It came from the ABS, where there is a small amount of discussion and other relevant information.