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From: Ken Lam <100411.265@compuserve.com>
Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.programming.gnu_compiler
Subject: Redirect gcc >file
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 16:20:38 -0700
Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE)
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I have tried redirecting gcc's output to a file
  gcc xxx.c > file.txt
but all the text still goes to the screen.

I'd like to collect all the error messages so that I can view them at 
leisure later : (

Ken Lam
ESP Software