Re: Why is STDERR the default output?

I use

/usr/local/bin/unison -ui text -batch -terse profilename

in my scripts and don't seem to get these, but then on Linux and MacOs there is always 2>/dev/ null

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On Jul 26, 2025 at 12:41 +0200, Greg Troxel <[email protected]>, wrote:

> Glenn Morse <[email protected]> writes:
>
>
> > Huh, somehow I've never managed to use those in a way that their
> > output stream mattered, that's interesting!
> >
>
> I can certainly believe that. It's really how they fit in the larger
> ecosystem of commands that can be used in pipes. For example awk, grep.
>
>
> > I don't really *mind* that unison isn't using the "normal" 0/1/2
> > ordered streams, but as you say, a note somewhere in the documentation
> > would be nice! I did bang my head against the desk for a bit while I
> > tried to figure out if I'd suddenly had a stroke that only made me
> > forget how to redirect output. I get that a lot.
> >
>
> I think it is using the normal way, but an alternative view is that
> unison's interactive output is like a text editor. If someone wants to
> dig in and bring up a possible change on unison-hackers, it would be
> interesting to see what everyone thinks. Still, there is going to to be
> effort imposed on many by a change. And, without someone willing to do
> the work to make the changes, nothing is going to happen anyway.
>
> I agree this is a doc bug:
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://github.com/bcpierce00/unison/issues/1137__;!!IBzWLUs!VEH0cn0dQcU5EMT2XruVKMILD_INUqiCPZOavH2NQDAhKGLDdx2yW5iT-worC4OVm8LIoZxuop5i7kDKsw$
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