Web

Redirect failing URLs to other webserver

A typical FAQ about URL rewriting is how to redirect failing requests on webserver A to webserver B. Usually this is done via ErrorDocument CGI-scripts in Perl, but there is also a mod_rewrite solution. But notice that this performs more poorly than using an ErrorDocument CGI-script! Place this in your httpd.conf og .htaccess file on […]

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Scripting

someprog > /dev/null 2>&1

The first part, “> /dev/null” means send standard output to the ‘bit bucket” or in other words, throw it away. The second part, “2>&1” means “redirect standard error (2) to the same place as standard outout (1.)

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