Some example code snippets that work...

    # preserve STDOUT
    open $oldSTDOUT, ">&STDOUT" || warn "Can't preserve STDOUT\n$!\n";
+ 
    close STDOUT;
 
    # preserve STDERR 
    open (OLDER, ">&", \*STDERR) || warn "Can't preserve STDERR\n$!\n"
+;
    close STDERR;

    # if you want to capture any messages in the meantime, point STDER
+R to a memory location
    open (STDERR, ">", \$err) || warn "Can't redirect STDERR\n$!\n";

    # restore STDERR 
    open (STDERR, ">&", \*OLDER) || warn "Can't restore STDERR\n$!\n";
    close OLDER;

    # restore STDOUT
    open STDOUT, ">&", $oldSTDOUT;

    # you may want to flush buffers at some point
    select STDERR; $| = 1;
    select STDOUT; $| = 1;

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