remove a "bad address" error from the standard output on the linux terminal

Question

when attempting to copy a file inside a mounted directory, I got this message printed on my terminal:

cp: writing `file': Bad address

However, the copying operation is successfully executed, but I just want to delete this message (for a presentation purpose). any idea how to remove this warning (or error) ?

okay how can I redirect the standard error on linux terminal (by doing 2>&1) but for every command I execute, so I don't need to write that at the end of every command ?! — TheForbidden, May 22 '13 at 15:18
I don't know what's the problem, and as I said, the copying operation is working as expected. — TheForbidden, May 23 '13 at 07:31

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered May 22 '13 at 14:17

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You could redirect errors to /dev/null or to a log file, like this :

cp a b 2>/dev/null

or

cp a b 2>errors.log

answered May 22 '13 at 14:17

Eric Citaire

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I meant programatically (Java) ? – TheForbidden May 22 '13 at 14:55
Why are you using a command line to copy a file in Java ? You can do it using Streams or even better, using a library like [commons-io](http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-io/javadocs/api-release/org/apache/commons/io/FileUtils.html) – Eric Citaire May 22 '13 at 15:55

remove a "bad address" error from the standard output on the linux terminal

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