Re: Sort problem . .

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From: Boyd Roberts
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 09:44

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In article <7=pmx9.messina@netcom.com>, messina@netcom.com (Tony Porczyk) writes:
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> BTW, since when is stderr reserved for "non-information"?  Frankly, I
> say send to stderr anything that is non-essential in the redirection of
> stdout or in piping of stdout, such as sorting.

Standard error is for _errors_.

If it's `non-essential' then don't output it in the first place.


Boyd Roberts			boyd@prl.dec.com

``When the going gets wierd, the weird turn pro...''

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