I'm using Xubuntu 15.04, and sometimes have this really strange problem, originating from a XeLaTeX run. When using this typesetting system, the following system command is executed:uname -s > <docname>.w18where <docname> is the document name being compiled. After executing this command, from time to time XeLaTeX halts as being unable to locate such file, and the problem persists until I log out and back in or reboot the computer.I've already discarded problems with uname -s, as it just prints Linux to the terminal when executed alone.Should I have to check my HDD? Can redirection ever fail?P.S. I'll add more information as needed.Edit. Here you can find the question more LaTeX oriented, if needed.Edit 2. I attach the result of the suggested command here. It normally generates a lot of logs, but in this cases it only generated one.$ strace -o lotsalogs -ff -e trace=file xelatex --shell-escape proba.texOutput: HereEdit 3: Here you can find the output of the same command in normal circumstances.
Is it ever possible for command redirection to HDD to fail?
ubuntu;io redirection;latex