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Subject: Re: redirect stderr to stdout/file in djgpp 2.x
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It's a requirement of ANSI C.  When sent to a file, stdout is block
buffered but stderr is always unbuffered.  When sent to a device
(i.e. the screen), stdout is line buffered instead, which makes it
seem "right".