Re: convert-ly log file

[-Eluze]

K. Kellogg-Smith wrote:
> 
> On 6/23/2011 6:38 PM, James Lowe wrote:
>> Hello,
>> ________________________________________
>> From: address@hidden
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>> Graham Percival address@hidden
>> Sent: 23 June 2011 23:35
>> To: K. Kellogg-Smith
>> Cc: address@hidden
>> Subject: Re: convert-ly log file
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 06:20:07PM -0400, K. Kellogg-Smith wrote:
>>    
>>>     convert-ly -e<filename>  >logfile.txt).  DOS creates the log file
>>> okay,
>>>     but the file is empty after the conversion is made.
>>>      
>> You've redirected stdout, but the convert-ly messages are probably
>> going to stderr.  In a typical unix shell, I'd do&>  logfile.txt
>> instead of what you wrote, but I don't know what to do on DOS.
>>
>> ---------------
>>
>> See
>>
>> http://www.adp-gmbh.ch/win/misc/redirect_stdin_stdout_stderr.html
>>
>> This is a concise example of the commands in dos that I think you need,.
>>
>> James
>>    
> 
> Good evening and thank you  both.   James, the link you gave me did the 
> trick, i.e. */convert-ly -e carcassi.ly > logfile.txt 2<&1/ *created a 
> conversion list logfile of 71 iterations, from  v2.5.0 through v2.14.1.  
> I gave my collection of  DOS and Unix reference  manuals and crib notes 
> to my collegues at work when I retired ... "Nevermore!" I gleefully said 
> to them back then.  Oh yeah ... !
> 
>   I'm volunteering to help out reviving the Mutopia Project, and do 
> appreciate your help here.
> 
> Best regards,
> Ken
> 
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there's also a small note on this in
http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.15/Documentation/usage/command_002dline-usage :
Standard shell commands

cheers
Eluze
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