Solve : Help-what does "2>&1" mean??

1.	Solve : Help-what does "2>&1" mean??
Answer» Hey,I am now working on a wince project. I OFTEN encounter "2>&1" in batch file. It often looks like this: @REM // cleanup error log file and SET local env if not "%___BATCHMODE%"=="" goto endif_25 setlocal DEL %_WINCEROOT%\build.err > nul 2>&1 del %_WINCEROOT%\build.log > nul 2>&1 del %_WINCEROOT%\build.wrn > nul 2>&1 :endif_25 I know: 2>:redirects error output of a program to a file. &:separates TWO or more COMMANDS executed sequentially. But I do not know what does "2>&1" mean? Please help! Thanks in advance.Looks like an instruction in OS/2 and NT to route standard output & command error to a file (in this case the file NUL) - see here http://www.robvanderwoude.com/index.html Sorry I can't be of more help but the website is pretty clear. Good luck

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