Redirect file path “>>”

Question

I have the function:

function >> file.txt

this creates the file.txt in my current directory. I have a folder log in the same directory, how would I request file.txt to be created in my log file (a directory higher)? I tried:

function >> log/file.txt

and am unsure why this didn't work for me

Answer 1

supposing that you have this structure

• dummy directory
  • log directory
  • working directory

if you are in the working directory you should run

function >> ../log/file.txt 

a quick explanation is:

• the single dot . means this level
• the double dots .. means go up 1 level