The standard output stream (stdout) is the stream where a program writes its output data.
Questions tagged [stdout]
4740 questions
2
votes
1 answer
Silence docker rm command in bash
I tried docker container rm container-name > /dev/null but this still prints Error: No such container: container-name. I'm trying to silence this error in my bash script.

Dave
- 457
- 1
- 7
- 16
2
votes
1 answer
Python code hangs when using a subprocess with a large amout of output to stdout
I have a subprocess that can output a lot of data to stdout. When too much data is generated it causes the subprocess to hang since it is waiting for the stdout buffer to be emptied.
Here is a small example…

Calab
- 351
- 4
- 20
2
votes
1 answer
Why does the shell output go to stderr?
I'm using the subprocess module from python and whenever I call any of the methods that subprocess has to run, in this case some bash code on the shell, the output (lets say from a command e.g iwconfig) is redirected to stderr.
Shouldn't the output…

VladiC4T
- 216
- 2
- 10
2
votes
0 answers
C# process to get image from ffmpeg stdout
We need to read some RTSP streams in C# using ffmpeg and pipe the stdout to a MemoryStream. We need to get a snapshot out of each stream. Here's my code so far:
var arguments =
$@" -y -i {imageUri.AbsoluteUri} -vframes 1 -pix_fmt yuvj420p -vf…

Alex
- 34,699
- 13
- 75
- 158
2
votes
1 answer
Printing output of python script to Windows console, when running via batch file
I have tried to look at other resources on SO but none seem to solve my problem:
Executing Python Script From Command Line is Hiding Print Statements
How do I write output in same place on the console?
Python script doesn't print output in command…

Julian Drago
- 719
- 9
- 23
2
votes
1 answer
bash linux - write and read from stdin and stdout
I have an application which I can run from the commonand line and it acts like a CLI for me.
However its part of a suite of applications and now I want them all to run on boot up and so they are being started as a service (systemd).
So all my apps…

code_fodder
- 15,263
- 17
- 90
- 167
2
votes
1 answer
How to terminate the logging process inside a shell script withput stopping the script?
I am working with a shell script to run my analyses. To make sure, I can confirm the correct commands were executed, I am writing the complete STDOUT/STDERR output into a file
My script looks like that:
#!/bin/bash
# Here are some pliminary…

Assa Yeroslaviz
- 590
- 1
- 9
- 22
2
votes
1 answer
python redirect stdout with print function, is it possible to extend to multiple outputs, and what's the timing?
I have read several questions on how to use print function to write on file by redirecting standard output. I find it potentially useful for logging (where logging module is sometimes inconvenient), but I wonder if there is a way to send the output…

Vincenzooo
- 2,013
- 1
- 19
- 33
2
votes
3 answers
Why redirecting to stdout with dup2 works only if printf was called before redirecting
I'm trying to write a program that connects to a server opened with nc -v -l 1337 on another terminal, and redirects stdin, stdout, stderr to the socket.
Meaning, the other terminal will write to the socket, and my program will read it with…

Nadav G
- 23
- 4
2
votes
1 answer
Process.Start does not redirect message to the parent context hosted by docker?
This issues has taken me one day, really I just thought it's simple at first.
I have a host machine (Windows 10) with Docker desktop for Windows installed.
From the host machine, I would like to use docker run to start a container which contains…

Hopeless
- 4,397
- 5
- 37
- 64
2
votes
0 answers
C# Do I need to read stdout on separate thread?
In C#, I am trying to run a command line program that gets input from stdin and then it returns the output to stdout . I need to keep cmd.exe running (using /k) and in a for loop, send in text and then wait for the output before sending the next…

dmkoher
- 21
- 2
2
votes
1 answer
Python how do I print value instead of prompt
I keep running into a _stdout error with a print statement within the browser IDE provided by Pearson, yet the error does not occur when using Wing 101 IDE.
I need the print statement to only output each variable (an integer(k), a double(d), and a…

Kait
- 37
- 4
2
votes
0 answers
Unable to read stdout from python with popen in lua
I am trying to read the stdout of a simple python script
import time
while True:
print("test")
time.sleep(1)
with the following lua code
local p = assert(io.popen("/usr/bin/python test.py", "r"))
if not p then
…

James Marlow
- 21
- 1
2
votes
0 answers
Python: Capture stdout of crashed program via subprocess
I have a simple C program that asks for input and echoes it back, so essentially a gets and then a printf. I want to call this program through Python subprocess and capture the output - even when the C program crashes (trying to overflow the buffer…

user1683766
- 189
- 1
- 11
2
votes
3 answers
Grep python output stream (tried print and stdout)
This answer says it's as simple as:
pipe python logging stdout stream output to grep
python main.py 2>&1 | grep INFO
I have the following file, which I've tried with print() and sys.stdout.write().
import sys
from time import sleep
while True:
…

Alexander Kleinhans
- 5,950
- 10
- 55
- 111