From: Massimiliano Mirra <list@...>
Date: 2002-07-09T17:22:28+09:00
Subject: Re: Redirecting standard error

On Tue, Jul 09, 2002 at 06:04:49AM +0900, Gilles Filippini wrote:
> irb(main):004:0> redir(out, err) do
> irb(main):005:1* `ls dsfgdsfgsdgsdg`
> irb(main):006:1> end
> ls: dsfgdsfgsdgsdg: No such file or directory <= shouldn't have been
>                                                  printed here
> ""
> irb(main):007:0> out.to_s
> ""
> irb(main):008:0> err.to_s
> ""                                            <= but here
> irb(main):009:0>

I've only tested it for $stderr.  Seems like commands' stderr doesn't
go to $stderr, though, in which case I'd be curious to know where it
goes, if anyone knows.

(Is this maybe related to the old issue of Open3 and how to get a
command's standard error?)

Massimiliano