From e689aeb42f71eec7f1a746c75fecbf683bd3095d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Micah Jerome Ellison Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2023 15:08:03 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add note about messages going to STDERR and the implication for piping --- docs/formats.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/formats.md b/docs/formats.md index e78194eb..8120ba29 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 +While you may see boxed messages like "2 entries found" when using these formats, +those messages are exported to STDERR instead of STDOUT, and won't be piped when +using the `|` operator. + ### JSON ``` sh