real time logging to file in bash

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I am working with a script which automatically enrolls macOS devices (installs software, sets up system preferences etc.) using Jamf. While the script is running, I want a real-time log to appear on the desktop for the administrator to check progress etc.

Using the SE search I could only find logging to files after script was finished.

Q: how do I add real-time logging to a text-file on the desktop into my bash script?

Does this answer your question? Using exec and tee to redirect logs to stdout and a log file in the same time. See also https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25833676/redirect-echo-output-in-shell-script-to-logfile — pLumo, Mar 02 '21 at 11:58

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 02 '21 at 19:08

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Have you heard of tee which sends stdin to stdout and a logfile. Your command need only send to stdout which you can pipe into tee.

answered Mar 02 '21 at 19:08

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