[bug #51181] Unexpected "Redirecting output to 'wget-log'."

Mark Diekhans <[email protected]> Wed, 26 Feb 2025 22:56:43 -0500 (EST)
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Follow-up Comment #16, bug #51181 (group wget):=0A=0AThis 'feature' is so f=
rustrating.  It makes it difficult to use a wget as part=0Aof a program tha=
t happens to run in in the background.=0A=0A=0A#!/bin/bash -ex=0A          =
              =0Arm -rf wget.log=0A                        =0Awget -nv -nv =
https://savannah.gnu.org/frustrating.txt=0A                        =0A=0A=
=0Athen run it in the background=0A=0A=0A./annoying-wget  >&log&=0A=0A=0AEv=
en though --background was not supplied, stderr was redirected.=0A=0AMagic =
behavior goes against the expect behavior of UNIX programs.  Please=0Adon't=
 redirect to wget,log unless --background is specified.=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=
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y to this item at:=0A=0A  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?51181>=0A=0A_____=
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