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When I do this (to capture info into a file.txt):

$ omxplayer -i sounds/Maniacal_Witches_Laugh-SoundBible.com-262127569.mp3 > file.txt
Input #0, mp3, from 'sounds/Maniacal_Witches_Laugh-SoundBible.com-262127569.mp3':
  Metadata:
    title           : Maniacal Witches Laugh
    artist          : Maniacal Witches Laugh
    album           : Maniacal Witches Laugh
    genre           : Blues
  Duration: 00:00:02.56, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 83 kb/s
    Stream #0:0: Audio: mp3, 44100 Hz, stereo, s16p, 82 kb/s
have a nice day ;)

...in the file I only get this:

$ cat file.txt 
have a nice day ;)

How can I get the whole output of the -i command into a file?

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">" only captures stdout, to capture the errout stream as well you need "2>&1"

 omxplayer -i sounds/Maniacal_Witches_Laugh-SoundBible.com-262127569.mp3 >file.txt 2>&1

or

omxplayer -i sounds/Maniacal_Witches_Laugh-SoundBible.com-262127569.mp3 2>&1 | tee file.txt
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  • ? There is no error. The output in my question is stdout (hence 2>&1 redirects nothing).
    – Saran
    Oct 31, 2014 at 10:42
  • if it is not captured by ">" then by definition it is not stdout and the only other standard output stream is stderr stackoverflow.com/questions/6674327/redirect-all-output-to-file
    – rob
    Oct 31, 2014 at 13:13
  • The correct format is ...mp3 > file.txt 2>&1 or just ...mp3 2>&1 | <process_it_inline>. Correct your answer so I can accept it.
    – Saran
    Oct 31, 2014 at 13:47
  • sorry, should have read what I wrote before trying to defend it. answer updated.
    – rob
    Nov 3, 2014 at 8:22
  • Np. Important thing is: problem solved.
    – Saran
    Nov 3, 2014 at 10:27

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