Difference between > and >> while creating log file

Question

Whats the difference between these

  Python abcd.py > abcd.logs

and

Python abcd.py >> abcd.logs

In either case, the output of the program is stored in the file whose name is provided after the redirection operator.

Answer 1

It might depend on the shell you are using but the common behaviour is that > will overwrite the target file, while >> will append to it. If the target file does not exist it will be created in both cases.