output to file - ksh

How do I send the output of the following command to a file?
uname -sr

I tried "uname -sr > filename" but it doesn't work. It still displays the result of "uname -sr" on the screen and the file is blank.

Thanks.

typo ?
if you enter
uname -sr >xxx
the output goes to 'xxx'
but typing
uname -qwerty >xxx
the output goes to stderr and xxx is empty
does your uname supports the options [sr] ?

Yes, my uname supports -sr and all of the other options that come with. I just don't get why the result goes to standard output instead of the file. All of the other file redirections work fine.

What version of unix are you using? Does "uname -sr > file 2>&1" work any better? What does "whence uname" say?

Thanks Perderabo.

uname -sr > file 2>&1 worked.

Thanks again.

You're welcome, but I must say that you are using an odd system. That "2>&1" is usually not needed with uname. I would still like to know what version of unix you're using.

on the commad line:
uname -what-you-want >filename
MUST work
if not, you have a probl with the sys (call the sys-adm)

when you do that in a script:
you accidentally (or not) closed the stdout-fd