Consider:
#!/bin/sh
#this is a shell script in sh (bourne)
grep missingfile 2>errout.txt
It works from the command line, but keeps producing errors from the script. So how do I redirect in a bash shell...or bourne?
you are doing the correct thing, make sure no spaces between 2 & the >
2>filename
are you sure you are not seeing stdout?
The usage of grep is
grep patttern filename
I couldn't see the pattern in the lines you have pasted
Does your grep support the "-q" option?