> does it only happen with the "2>&1"? Hmmmmm... I don't know. I haven't systematically researched when it happens because it tends to happen when I am in a crunch or because I can't reproduce the thing... I'll check for that. Thanks! ET Eric Cope writes: > does it only happen with the "2>&1"? I've never had tee hang on me, but I > rarely capture STDERR... > > Eric > > > On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 9:05 AM, kitepilot@kitepilot.com < > kitepilot@kitepilot.com> wrote: > >> This has been bothering me for years now... >> Sometimes when I 'tee' a command, like: >> ./run_bash_script.sh 2>&1|tee $LOG/tell_me_how_I_did.log >> ./run_bash_script.sh finishes and 'tee' never exits... >> What is 'tee' waiting for? >> Sometimes it really screws up my scripts... :( >> ET >> ------------------------------**--------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.**org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/**mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss