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Re: [RFC] sending errors to stdout under $PAGER

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Feb 17, 2008, 18:15 UTC
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On Sun, Feb 17, 2008 at 09:56:27AM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> > Wouldn't it be better/safer to redirect stderr to the pager
> > in the first place?
> >
> > So, instead of the current
> >
> > 	foo | less
> > use
> > 	foo 2>&1 | less
> 
> I like it.  Much nicer.  Thanks.

This will also put the stderr of any sub-programs into the pager, which is probably worse if you have, e.g., a chatty external diff program. I don't know if we care enough about that.

-Peff
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  1. Junio C HamanoFeb 16, 2008
  2. Shawn O. PearceFeb 17, 2008
  3. Jeff KingFeb 17, 2008
  4. Edgar ToernigFeb 17, 2008
  5. Johannes SchindelinFeb 17, 2008
  6. Junio C HamanoFeb 17, 2008
  7. Jeff KingFeb 17, 2008
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 17, 2008
  9. Johannes SchindelinFeb 17, 2008

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