Ampersand in Cronjob

Question

I have found the following entry in a user crontab:

*/5  * * * *  ~/bin/php /path/to/phpscript &> /path/to/logfile

What is the meaning of the & (ampersand) here? Has it still the meaning of running in background? Does it make sense in a cronjob?

If you search for the string &> in the linked question, you will find the answer. — Jenny D, Apr 05 '16 at 09:55
@Jenny D: I had posted the found answer already. Thanks anyway. — hellcode, Apr 05 '16 at 11:41

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:37

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command &> out.txt

Both standard error and standard output of command will be saved in out.txt, overwriting its contents or creating it if it doesn't exist.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:37

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answered Apr 05 '16 at 09:16

hellcode

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