Re: Using /dev/stderr vs. >&2

["Todd A. Jacobs" <nospam@codegnome.org>]

As a more accessible example, try running the following cron entry:

    * * * * /tmp/crontest.sh

with the following script:

    #!/bin/bash

    echo "shell: $SHELL"
    echo
    echo "Testing /dev/stderr: "
    echo foo > /dev/stderr
    echo
    echo "Testing >&2: "
    echo bar >&2

and you'll get back something like:

    shell: /bin/bash

    Testing /dev/stderr:
    /tmp/crontest.sh: line 7: /dev/stderr: Permission denied

    Testing >&2:
    bar

The two should be equivalent, so why am I getting permission errors on
the first but not the second?

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