What is the difference between the '>' and '>>' operators when working with files in Linux command line?

In Linux, when working with files in the command line:

• The > operator is used to redirect the output of a command to a file, overwriting the file's contents.

• The >> operator also redirects output, but appends (adds) it to the end of the file without deleting existing data.

Example:

# Overwrite the file output.txt with the result of the ls command
ls > output.txt

# Append the result of the date command to the end of output.txt
date >> output.txt

Thus, > is for creating or replacing a file, >> is for adding to existing content.