Command Form: >

Use

printf 'hello makers\n' > ~/playground/hi.txt

What It Does

> sends stdout to a file, replacing that file if it already exists.

Practice

printf 'first\n' > ~/playground/hi.txt
printf 'second\n' > ~/playground/hi.txt
cat ~/playground/hi.txt

Only second remains because > overwrites.

Watch Out

Use >> when previous content must survive. Use 2> for stderr.

Docs Pointers

• Read append redirection, stderr redirection, I/O, file descriptors, and stream redirection.