From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.6 (2021-04-09) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.6 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.6 Received: from out1.vger.email (out1.vger.email [IPv6:2620:137:e000::1:20]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0963D1F47D for ; Wed, 8 Mar 2023 23:54:23 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: dcvr.yhbt.net; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=20210112 header.b=bxGgCwh9; dkim-atps=neutral Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S229632AbjCHXyU (ORCPT ); Wed, 8 Mar 2023 18:54:20 -0500 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:60820 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S229613AbjCHXyT (ORCPT ); Wed, 8 Mar 2023 18:54:19 -0500 Received: from mail-pj1-x102d.google.com (mail-pj1-x102d.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::102d]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 879E057089 for ; Wed, 8 Mar 2023 15:54:18 -0800 (PST) Received: by mail-pj1-x102d.google.com with SMTP id bo22so484976pjb.4 for ; Wed, 08 Mar 2023 15:54:18 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20210112; t=1678319657; h=to:subject:message-id:date:from:mime-version:from:to:cc:subject :date:message-id:reply-to; bh=p5//oIvE3OHyRevepOHtBxB6aAK/GpDlVtsd+lxQfvM=; b=bxGgCwh97C0ZAezNIdRZOUKGbUKtqZQr5L3znPSa4VkF+UionUJWAYgjiUbpYO3jz6 b3jMh81IXoSiXoEsMyx/4oolAYPys2J9OksnGl5A5WyWzdhjzXLO+BuxsWVRVKEtA/Aa 6TVuDekExKoHp5HDzDiWXSnuujvqK5PPGM8xi5la3/F1KtWPLFpeUxthfP2WfFlT4H5C 4IfeLY2I9C0A9Ql0aMoZWw4HbBPE9cK1i/Po1Ywsa68X/52Dp4f4xmQZXAyk1wk3geeZ s30KPeTgkJLiOoQVrErtA7Lqy7uVlGccBtd1CCxLryIHJ9WxzktLUdDcNFM1CK0e6JrA rHwA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; t=1678319657; h=to:subject:message-id:date:from:mime-version:x-gm-message-state :from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=p5//oIvE3OHyRevepOHtBxB6aAK/GpDlVtsd+lxQfvM=; b=eIkJkdUpcuU71YUdCz3AwVeUYXDjnIxkUMv2TMwcWYfW6ZSZfV0aJtMCvEfpwftMxC 6UfIF4dsNThNDICyFvOVT5+1N5JlkcEhXu333i/Ac+uKMIBHGYMMU5DMZ611XhtHtXi4 GoecXj6Cyve83BYgBu4y9PVXSA1Z+9tFQvop3LA39UXNkDEuz2f2JesmSxUS65hZrEip EnhlB4DsNDsoZZ+Zt3szDAtQWSYV9mOBrm+hN5F+QWkFm0kxjzIGe8RWprytQcTNetri Afq0kl8lMHDNl/XnbVLVcwOEACR9sHH4Y/7MXp3cfhfk2A+xgHqCwfW9QmM/DQEYRqBS 3OHA== X-Gm-Message-State: AO0yUKUkm4lTYRVq+urX1pxAFnc6hp+BlwiNg7E2APSXNSon302HFDgG /DZf4eyIgc7oj/iJpybdysOX5jIZGvhwlBkjzfJkATFKA8c= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AK7set/Moc1MA2fGnZqisp5x29EHHPhxKPvizWZO8At3va+ipxB7exDa6JgS0zJC89NqvBwfrL0VPU6nEycGkJ19s1U= X-Received: by 2002:a17:90a:6389:b0:236:6e4c:8a1e with SMTP id f9-20020a17090a638900b002366e4c8a1emr7224981pjj.1.1678319657540; Wed, 08 Mar 2023 15:54:17 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Jay Asbury Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2023 18:53:51 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Writing to err vs std To: git@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org I see things like git fetch and other processing writing details to stderr and not std. Can someone point to why this is and what the rule is for determining when to write to err vs std? See 165f390250874b32ed8158150fe49d574297c9f9 for example. Is there a standard in the git project that says write this to err while write that to std? Any guidance and why would be appreciated. Thanks, Jay Asbury