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> Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 01:40:55 +0000
> From: Richard Dawe <rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
> > 
> > Call isatty on the handle; if it returns zero, the handle is
> > redirected.
> 
> But can we assume file descriptors 0, 1, etc. are actually standard handles?

Yes.  Many programs will break beyond recognition otherwise.  As an
example, consider our crash traceback: it is written to file handle 2
without any tests.