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I don't know listpages as I always used compat.
-save/savenew (with flush() after every save) works reliably even for very slow, long search tasks. Even if there is a crush somewhere, or I have to disconnect my computer from network, the result is there, and I can continue later with -xmlstart from the last saved title (or whatever the script suggested me when I press ctrl c).
I suppose, this is not the case with > (and it still my be operating system dependent).
More to say, if it lasts too long, I can work parallel. When the bot saved 300 titles and still works on the next 3000, I can process the saved titles from another command window. This is much more flexibility than that of > / >>.
I extensively use both save and savenew.
Saveexc is different, it is created during the work. For using > you should create two output streams (one for console output, one for exceptions), and all data might be lost upon unexpected termination.
In compat -save works fine for me either with -always or without it.
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