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From: jms@tardis.Tymnet.COM (Joe Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell
Subject: Re: Output redirection
Summary: Must explictly flush buffers when switching streams.
Keywords: stderr stdout
Message-ID: <1297@tardis.Tymnet.COM>
Date: 20 Oct 90 00:25:15 GMT
References: <4859@graphite20.UUCP>
Reply-To: jms@tardis.Tymnet.COM (Joe Smith)
Organization: BT Tymnet, San Jose, CA
Lines: 19

#include <stdio.h>
main()
{
        fprintf(stdout,"Some People\n") ;
	fflush(stdout);   /* must flush to make sure this comes out 1st */
        fprintf(stderr,"Are In\n") ;
	fflush(stderr);
        fprintf(stdout,"Very \n") ;
	fflush(stdout);
        fprintf(stderr,"Deep\n") ;
	fflush(stderr);
        fprintf(stdout,"Trouble\n") ;
	fflush(stdout);
}
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