From c6b9114c42529fe4bd8aead9ab9249d67796f508 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Micah Jerome Ellison Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2023 12:09:18 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add note about messages going to `stderr` and the implication for piping (#1768) * Add note about messages going to STDERR and the implication for piping * Minor wording change * Wording and capitalization changes --- docs/formats.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/formats.md b/docs/formats.md index e78194eb..520a197c 100644 --- a/docs/formats.md +++ b/docs/formats.md @@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ These formats are mainly intended for piping or exporting your journal to other programs. Even so, they can still be used in the same way as any other format (like written to a file, or displayed in your terminal, if you want). +!!! note +You may see boxed messages like "2 entries found" when using these formats, but +those messages are written to `stderr` instead of `stdout`, and won't be piped when +using the `|` operator. + ### JSON ``` sh