From: Chris Uzdavinis <chris@...>
Date: 2001-08-08T13:35:21+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:19337] Re: how to redirect $sdtout

markus jais <info@mjais.de> writes:

> logfile = File.new("log.txt", "w+")
> old = $stdout.clone
> $stdout.reopen(logfile)
> print "Countdown initiated ...\n";
> $stdout.reopen(old)   
> old.close
> print "You have 30 seconds to reach minimum safety distance.\n";

This works for me...

  f = File.new("zxcv", "w")
  stdout = STDOUT.clone
  STDOUT.reopen(f)
  puts "in file zxcv?"
  stdout.puts "written to stdout?"
  
-- 
Chris