🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer
Article #9

Re: Redirecting STDERR

#9
From: Arthur Rubin
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1992 23:52
22 lines
1625 bytes
In <1d9g03INNq53@golem.wcc.govt.nz> dennis_c@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz writes:

>I know this must have been asked 1000 times before, but I haven't been
>able to find the answer.  I would appreciate it if someone can just
>point me to the relevant information.

>How can I redirect (or just suppress) output from a program that is
>going to stderr rather than stdout?

>I have a program (no source code) that insists on writing liberal
>amounts of information on what it's doing on the screen.  Redirecting
>stdout only gets rid of some of the verbosity.  I know stderr can be
>redirected if the program is called from within another program, but
>I don't want to do that because space is at a premium.

Well, you can probably write a small ASM program which redirects stderr to
NUL, and only use about 1/2 K of memory.
--
Arthur L. Rubin: a_rubin@dsg4.dse.beckman.com (work) Beckman Instruments/Brea
216-5888@mcimail.com 70707.453@compuserve.com arthur@pnet01.cts.com (personal)
My opinions are my own, and do not represent those of my employer.
My interaction with our news system is unstable; please mail anything important.
Technical Details
Message-ID: <a_rubin.720921120@dn66>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!charon.amdahl.com!pacbell.com!decwrl!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!news.service.uci.edu!beckman.com!dn66!a_rubin
References: <1d9g03INNq53@golem.wcc.govt.nz>

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!charon.amdahl.com!pacbell.com!decwrl!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!news.service.uci.edu!beckman.com!dn66!a_rubin
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer,comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Re: Redirecting STDERR
Message-ID: <a_rubin.720921120@dn66>
From: a_rubin@dsg4.dse.beckman.com (Arthur Rubin)
Date: 4 Nov 92 23:52:00 GMT
References: <1d9g03INNq53@golem.wcc.govt.nz>
Organization: Beckman Instruments, Inc.
Nntp-Posting-Host: dn66.dse.beckman.com
Lines: 22