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Claude AI's command syntax questioned by user

A user on Reddit's ClaudeAI community is questioning why the Claude AI model appends "2>&1" to commands, even when it has the capability to process both standard output (stdout) and standard error (stderr) separately. The user references a GitHub issue suggesting Claude can see both streams, and wonders if this practice is an unnecessary token expenditure or if there's a functional reason for it. AI

RANK_REASON User question about a specific technical implementation detail of an AI model, not a new release or significant industry event.

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Claude AI's command syntax questioned by user

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  1. r/ClaudeAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/SeesawGullible398 ·

    Why is claude ending commands with 2>&1 even if it can also see stderr?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>According to this response on github, claude can see both stderr and stdout: <a href="https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/4521">https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/4521</a><br /> So why is it forwarding stderr to stdout …