Andrew Walrond wrote: > I run my ruby script, and it produces lots of output > > I run the same script, but redirect the output to a file (bash shell > using >), no output! > > Whats going on? I just know there is a simple answer, and I have a > nagging feeling that its been discussed here before... > > Help...quick...please... before I pull _all_ my hair out! Did you wait until your script actually terminated? If not, you probably became a victim of buffering. Try $stdout.sync=true or $>.sync=true at the start of the script instead of pulling hair out. Kind regards robert