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Re: RFE: capture command AND output for display and/or redirection
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Eric Blake |
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Re: RFE: capture command AND output for display and/or redirection |
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Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:51:55 -0600 |
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On 04/28/2013 12:01 PM, todd.dsm@gmail.com wrote:
>> Read this thread for more details:
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>> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-bash/2013-04/msg00031.html
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>> In particular, that thread points out:
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>> http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/050
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> Omitting the set -x from the original post was my error:
> 1) I wouldn't live without it for debugging purposes.
> 2) set x- creates a lot of "noise" on the screen the suites cannot live with.
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> Is there no foundation for this request to make our lives bit more
> comfortable?
Did you not read the FAQ entry, which mentions that a DEBUG trap that
collects $BASH_COMMAND (both bash extensions) exists as the nicest way
to trace what your script did, and can be used in a way that doesn't
interfere with the stdout/stderr that is already expected in your testsuite.
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Eric Blake eblake redhat com +1-919-301-3266
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