Glossary term
What is Redirection?
In Apex Flow Academy, "Redirection" means: Sending a command's output into a file instead of the screen. One arrow replaces the file, and two arrows add to the end. It is taught in Linux for Absolute Beginners. Related terms include Path, Wildcard, Shell and Pipe. Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is Redirection?
Sending a command's output into a file instead of the screen. One arrow replaces the file, and two arrows add to the end.
Where is Redirection taught?
Redirection is defined in Linux for Absolute Beginners.
Which lessons cover Redirection?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- Linux for Absolute Beginners, lesson 2.1: Put Text into Files: echo, Redirection, printf and nano
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn Redirection?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Linux for Absolute Beginners: No Linux or programming experience is needed.