my $log = ...; my $err = ...; open(SAVEOUT, ">&STDOUT") or die ... open(STDOUT,"> $log") or die .. open(SAVEERR, ">&STDERR") or die ... open(STDERR,"> $err") or die .. #### open(STDOUT, ">&SAVEOUT"); open(STDERR, ">&SAVEERR"); #### open(STDOUT, ">&$SAVEOUT"); open(STDERR, ">&$SAVEERR");