Re: Appending the error file?

Hi,

On Fri, 21 Apr 2000, Pete Gelbman wrote:

> 1. Add option to create auto-backups of the original input file, if using the 
> write-back option.

I like this idea: 

> 2. Add option to *append* the error file rather than overwrite it when using 
> the error-file option. The file should be time-stamped and delimited on each 
> pass.

This I also like: In combination with the above, it allows to
automatically tidy many files at once, keeping backups in case one or
a few files had problems and having only one error file

> 3. Direct error/warning output to *both* STDOUT (terminal) as well as the 
> error-file, when using the error-file option.

Many people don't want every warning on the screen and therefore use the
error-file. Perhaps it would be good to have a config-file option for
your wish, but IMHO the default should be as it is.

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