Powershell: Redirection Operators

Created on 13 Nov 2020 · 3Comments · Source: PowerShell/PowerShell

Steps to reproduce

For example:

git --version 2> $null

Expected behavior

I want to use Redirection Operators.

Actual behavior

Sorry it's not English.
It's Japanese.

D:\> git --version 2> $null
OperationStopped: ファンクションが間違っています。

"ファンクションが間違っています。" means "Wrong function"

Environment data

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.1.0
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.1.0
OS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.18363
Platform                       Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0

Issue-Question

Source

pf35301

All 3 comments

If you are redirecting a stream other than output stream, then AFAIK, you have to redirect it to output stream (1), then use >

D:\> git --version 2>&1 > $null
D:\> $null = git --version 2>&1

kvprasoon on 13 Nov 2020

👀1

When I use 2>&1 >, I am said the same error.

pf35301 on 13 Nov 2020

Didn't get you. Are you getting error when using > ?
This is not a bug and better if you can start a discussion at https://powershell.org/forums/forum/windows-powershell-qa/