Redirection is another Linux capability to enhance productivity. You can redirect the stream using simple symbols. You can redirect the output of a command to a text file using >, or >> if you want to append the file and not overwrite it; for example, ls > Simple_file.txt.
Also, if you want to redirect a stream from one command to another, it is recommended to use the pipes like the following line, which lists the first two files in the current directory, ls | head -2:
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