Re^2: backticks fail to capture stderr even with explicit redirection

Perhaps I didn't phrase my question properly. I should have written Can somebody suggest why subshells launched by backticks don't let me redirect stderr?

You'll notice that I am trying to explicitly merge stdout & stderr. The problem is that backticks ignore my explicit direction. Refer to the updated comments at the top of my original post for more information.

Thank you,
Keith

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Re^3: backticks fail to capture stderr even with explicit redirection by JavaFan (Canon) on Jul 06, 2011 at 21:26 UTC
You'll notice that I am trying to explicitly merge stdout & stderr. The problem is that backticks ignore my explicit direction. Uhm, you are capturing both STDOUT and STDERR. Other than that your test program is written in such a way that it neither proves, nor disproves that you are capturing both, what makes you think it doesn't? Hint, change your `print "Captured $x"` in `print "Captured --->$x<---\n"` and it should be obvious.	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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Re^3: backticks fail to capture stderr even with explicit redirection
by JavaFan (Canon) on Jul 06, 2011 at 21:26 UTC

You'll notice that I am trying to explicitly merge stdout & stderr. The problem is that backticks ignore my explicit direction.

Hint, change your print "Captured $x" in print "Captured --->$x<---\n" and it should be obvious.

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