stdin stdout stderr

on

1 = stdout

2 = stderr

stdout to stderr

command abc  1>&2

stderr to stdout

command abc 2>&1

stdout to /dev/null and stderr to stdout

command abc 1>/dev/null 2>&1

stdout to file

command abc 1>file.out

stdout and err to file

command abc &>file.out

stdout and stderr to eternity

command abc &>/dev/null