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Re: how to I echo debugging remarks inside a function?

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On 04/09/2013 07:33 PM, Todd wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I want to echo debugging statements inside a function
> the returns its value as an echo.  But I do not want
> the debugging echo to be part of the return echo.  I want
> the debugging echo to go to the screen instead.
>
> #!/bin/bash
> abc () {
>     echo "I want this to go to the screen"
>     echo "This goes to the return string"
> }
> echo "-->$(abc)<--"
>
> If you run the above, you will notice everything
> goes to the return variable.
>
> Many thanks,
> -T



Figured it out:

#!/bin/bash
abc () {
    echo "I want this to go to the screen" > "/dev/tty"
    echo "This goes to the return string"
}
echo "-->$(abc)<--"

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how to I echo debugging remarks inside a function? Todd <Todd@invalid.invalid> - 2013-04-09 19:33 -0700
  Re: how to I echo debugging remarks inside a function? Lew Pitcher <lpitcher@teksavvy.com> - 2013-04-09 22:46 -0400
    Re: how to I echo debugging remarks inside a function? Todd <Todd@invalid.invalid> - 2013-04-09 19:55 -0700
    Re: how to I echo debugging remarks inside a function? Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2013-04-10 09:12 +0100
      Re: how to I echo debugging remarks inside a function? Todd <Todd@invalid.invalid> - 2013-04-10 11:28 -0700
        Re: how to I echo debugging remarks inside a function? Lew Pitcher <lpitcher@teksavvy.com> - 2013-04-10 16:20 -0400
          Re: how to I echo debugging remarks inside a function? Todd <Todd@invalid.invalid> - 2013-04-12 11:47 -0700
  Re: how to I echo debugging remarks inside a function? Todd <Todd@invalid.invalid> - 2013-04-09 19:49 -0700

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