pushd > /dev/null permission denied in .zshrc

Question

I'm using the commands pushd and popd in my .zshrc. I don't want these two commands to print anything to the console.

Therefore I tried to use it this way: pushd > /dev/null. But now the output is: permission denied: /etc/null.

> /dev/null/ works for all other commands directly typed into my console (this tells me, that the permissions on /dev should be set correctly).

Are you certain you didn't accidentally type `pushd > /etc/null`? — Keith Thompson, Oct 11 '15 at 21:32
Oh god, that typo was really the mistake... Thank you! I should really go to bed... — winklerrr, Oct 11 '15 at 21:44

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 11 '15 at 21:43

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As Keith Thompson mentioned, I accidentally typed > /etc/null instead of > /dev/null

Fixing that typo solved my problem. I should have better read the output:

permission denied: /etc/null

answered Oct 11 '15 at 21:43

winklerrr

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