I should've mentioned that I tried that, first.
if( -e $HOME/*.core ) then
rm -f $HOME/*.core 2> /dev/null
else
echo "No core file"
endif
/home/<user>/*.core: no match
And, from man rm(1):
-f Attempt to remove the files without prompting for confirma-
tion, regardless of the file's permissions. If the file does
not exist, do not display a diagnostic message or modify the
exit status to reflect an error. The -f option overrides any
previous -i options.
So it shouldn't echo stderr anyway, should it?
Also, redirecting both stderr and stdout (which I was trying to do incorrectly in the first example) doesn't help, either:
if( -e $HOME/*.core ) then
rm -f $HOME/*.core >& /dev/null
else
echo "No core files to delete"
endif
the 'else' never gets a chance...
I'll try again without any redirection...
No dice. Same result. Also, from the command line (csh) rm displays the same behavior.
JoloK