From: David Calvin Date: 2010-07-09T01:45:45+09:00 Subject: Silencing Standard Error Hello, I am new here, so I apologize if this is a lame question. I have googled for quite awhile trying to find out the answer to my question to no avail. In a script, I am issuing this line: returnAddress = `defaults read /path/to/conappsqa.bundle/serverconfig serverAddress` Which reads a plist entry on my computer. If the plist entry is not present then I get the following spew on the command line when I run the script: 2010-07-08 09:32:37.273 defaults[29326:40b] The domain/default pair of (/path/to/conappsqa.bundle/serverconfig, serverAddress) does not exist Is there a way I can eliminate this kind of spew? I just want to execute the code and handle the error. I don't want all the mess. Any tips? Thanks. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.