capture_other.go

// Copyright (C) 2014 Space Monkey, Inc.
//
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//
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//
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// +build !windows

package spacelog

import (
	"syscall"
)

// CaptureOutputToFd redirects the current process' stdout and stderr file
// descriptors to the given file descriptor, using the dup2 syscall.
func CaptureOutputToFd(fd int) error {
	err := syscall.Dup2(fd, syscall.Stdout)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	err = syscall.Dup2(fd, syscall.Stderr)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	return nil
}