I wrote: > close(2); > d = dup(p[0]); > Assert(d == 2);
Having re-read the pipe(2) man page, of course that should be d = dup(p[1]); since it's the writing end of the pipe you want to plug stderr into. BTW, if it wasn't clear: I'd do the same pushup for stdout too, just in case. I'm not sure there is any output to stdout left in the backend, but I wouldn't swear there is not, either. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]