Comments on: Suppressing output in Ruby/Rails http://www.misuse.org/science/2007/08/01/suppressing-output-in-rubyrails/ It would be a good idea. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:56:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: science http://www.misuse.org/science/2007/08/01/suppressing-output-in-rubyrails/#comment-2175 science Sat, 19 Apr 2008 22:32:30 +0000 http://www.misuse.org/science/2007/08/01/suppressing-output-in-rubyrails/#comment-2175 If you prefer to redirect your STDOUT or other stream to a file, that is easily accomplished using code inspired from the Facets lib: <code><pre> f = File::open('/tmp/log.log', 'w') begin orig_std_out = STDOUT.clone STDOUT.reopen(f) puts 'prints to file' ensure STDOUT.reopen(orig_std_out) puts 'prints to console again' end </pre></code> If you prefer to redirect your STDOUT or other stream to a file, that is easily accomplished using code inspired from the Facets lib:
 f = File::open('/tmp/log.log', 'w')
begin
  orig_std_out = STDOUT.clone
  STDOUT.reopen(f)
  puts 'prints to file'
ensure
  STDOUT.reopen(orig_std_out)
  puts 'prints to console again'
end

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