[ILUG] Logging hack wanted

[Ross Lynch]

Kenn Humborg wrote:
> 
> > Can't pipe the output, because it's sent out on STDERR....
> >
> > So how can I redirect STDERR to STDIN, or sit on STDERR and wait for
> > something to pipe to something else?? Or does anyone have a
> > better solution?
> 
> $ cmd 2>&1 | another-cmd
> 
> will pipe both stdout and stderr to another-cmd (in bash, that is).
> There is bound to be a magic incantation to pipe stderr only.  Try
> the bash manpage for details.
> 

The only way I can figure to pipe stderr to another command is

$ cmd > /dev/null 2> /dev/tty1 | another_cmd

I'm sure there must be an easier way? But I couldn't anything like just

$ cmd 2> | another_cmd

to work.

Later,
Ross.

> Later,
> Kenn
> 
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