Xargs command outupt to file

Shell Programming and Scripting
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Hello,
I'm on a mac trying to have the follow cmd list the files after touch, but very unsuccessful. Please can you help.

sort $BOTHFILE | uniq -u | xargs -I {} -t touch {} >> $LOGFILE ;

BOTHFile contents in form of
/directory/file.txt

thanx

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sort -u $BOTHFILE | xargs -I {} -t touch {} >> $LOGFILE 2>&1

Jean-Pierre.

3

xargs -t (trace mode) writes to stderr (2), not stdout (1), so Jean-Pierre redirected.

4

Thanks heaps aigles, and jim mcnamara for explaining why.
Much appreciated.