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To: "Dave Arnold" <avr_fan AT hotmail DOT com>
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Subject: Re: stderr/stdout under console 
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Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 10:31:32 -0600
From: "Harry G. McGavran Jr." <hgm AT lanl DOT gov>

On Wed, 28 Jun 2000 16:51:44 -0700  "Dave Arnold" wrote:
> I don't know what causes this but what file does it write to?
> I didn't know there was  a stderr file? does it create  this file?
> 
> /dAVe
> 

If one redirects standard out (under a windows MS-DOS window, with
"program >file" then, BOTH fprintf(stdout, ...) AND fprintf(stderr, ...)
get written in "file" -- with specifically redirecting stderr,
in this case stderr should go to the console, but doesn't.

Under bash it does.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Harry G. McGavran Jr. <hgm AT lanl DOT gov>
> To: cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com <cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com>
> Date: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 12:16 PM
> Subject: stderr/stdout under console
> 
> 
> >
> >When I run a console type cygwin program under a DOS
> >window in Windows98SE with command.com as the shell
> >fprintf(stderr, ...) seems to go to stdout.
> >
> >If I redirect the standard output to a file, the fprintf(stderr, ...)
> >stuff goes to the file instead of the console ---
> >
> >If I run the same program under bash, it works fine.
> >
> >Does anyone know why this is?????
> >
> > Harry
> >
> >
> >
> >-- 
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> >
> >Harry
> >
> >Internet e-mail: hgm AT lanl DOT gov       (Harry G. McGavran, Jr.)
> >Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
> >Phone: 505/667-4050
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Harry

Internet e-mail: hgm AT lanl DOT gov       (Harry G. McGavran, Jr.)
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
Phone: 505/667-4050




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