https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/stdout-for-scp/m-p/4130599#M93113 What are you expecting to see on stdout? With that basic scp command, the only thing I'd expect to see is any notice in /etc/issue (if sshd has the Banner paarameter defined as such). That is not displayed in stdout, however. It is displayed on stderr. So, if that's what you're aiming for, change your command to:<BR /><BR />scp j1 svr1:/tmp 2&gt; j2 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:54:32 GMT Jeff_Traigle 2008-01-16T18:54:32Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/stdout-for-scp/m-p/4130598#M93112 How can I capture stdout from scp.<BR /><BR />#scp j1 svr1:/tmp &gt;j2 doesn't work<BR /><BR />Jacques Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:42:18 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/stdout-for-scp/m-p/4130598#M93112 Jacques Carriere 2008-01-16T18:42:18Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/stdout-for-scp/m-p/4130599#M93113 What are you expecting to see on stdout? With that basic scp command, the only thing I'd expect to see is any notice in /etc/issue (if sshd has the Banner paarameter defined as such). That is not displayed in stdout, however. It is displayed on stderr. So, if that's what you're aiming for, change your command to:<BR /><BR />scp j1 svr1:/tmp 2&gt; j2 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:54:32 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/stdout-for-scp/m-p/4130599#M93113 Jeff_Traigle 2008-01-16T18:54:32Z