Output incorrectly piped to console on windows

[codebytere]

Running commands with e d <command> fails to output to console on Windows.

macOS

electron on git:roller/chromium/main ❯ e d gn --help                                    3:46PM
Running "gn --help"

Commands (type "gn help <command>" for more help):
  analyze: Analyze which targets are affected by a list of files.
  args: Display or configure arguments declared by the build.
  check: Check header dependencies.
  clean: Cleans the output directory.
  clean_stale: Cleans the stale output files from the output directory.
  desc: Show lots of insightful information about a target or config.
  format: Format .gn files.
  gen: Generate ninja files.
  help: Does what you think.
  ls: List matching targets.
  meta: List target metadata collection results.
  outputs: Which files a source/target make.
  path: Find paths between two targets.
  refs: Find stuff referencing a target or file.

Target declarations (type "gn help <function>" for more help):
  action: Declare a target that runs a script a single time.
  action_foreach: Declare a target that runs a script over a set of files.
  bundle_data: [iOS/macOS] Declare a target without output.
  copy: Declare a target that copies files.
  create_bundle: [iOS/macOS] Build an iOS or macOS bundle.
  executable: Declare an executable target.
  generated_file: Declare a generated_file target.
  group: Declare a named group of targets.
  loadable_module: Declare a loadable module target.
  rust_library: Declare a Rust library target.
  rust_proc_macro: Declare a Rust procedural macro target.
  shared_library: Declare a shared library target.
  source_set: Declare a source set target.
  static_library: Declare a static library target.
  target: Declare a target with the given programmatic type.

Buildfile functions (type "gn help <function>" for more help):
  assert: Assert an expression is true at generation time.
  config: Defines a configuration object.
  declare_args: Declare build arguments.
  defined: Returns whether an identifier is defined.
  exec_script: Synchronously run a script and return the output.
  filter_exclude: Remove values that match a set of patterns.
  filter_include: Remove values that do not match a set of patterns.
  foreach: Iterate over a list.
  forward_variables_from: Copies variables from a different scope.
  get_label_info: Get an attribute from a target's label.
  get_path_info: Extract parts of a file or directory name.
  get_target_outputs: [file list] Get the list of outputs from a target.
  getenv: Get an environment variable.
  import: Import a file into the current scope.
  not_needed: Mark variables from scope as not needed.
  pool: Defines a pool object.
  print: Prints to the console.
  print_stack_trace: Prints a stack trace.
  process_file_template: Do template expansion over a list of files.
  read_file: Read a file into a variable.
  rebase_path: Rebase a file or directory to another location.
  set_default_toolchain: Sets the default toolchain name.
  set_defaults: Set default values for a target type.
  split_list: Splits a list into N different sub-lists.
  string_join: Concatenates a list of strings with a separator.
  string_replace: Replaces substring in the given string.
  string_split: Split string into a list of strings.
  template: Define a template rule.
  tool: Specify arguments to a toolchain tool.
  toolchain: Defines a toolchain.
  write_file: Write a file to disk.

Built-in predefined variables (type "gn help <variable>" for more help):
  current_cpu: [string] The processor architecture of the current toolchain.
  current_os: [string] The operating system of the current toolchain.
  current_toolchain: [string] Label of the current toolchain.
  default_toolchain: [string] Label of the default toolchain.
  gn_version: [number] The version of gn.
  host_cpu: [string] The processor architecture that GN is running on.
  host_os: [string] The operating system that GN is running on.
  invoker: [string] The invoking scope inside a template.
  python_path: [string] Absolute path of Python.
  root_build_dir: [string] Directory where build commands are run.
  root_gen_dir: [string] Directory for the toolchain's generated files.
  root_out_dir: [string] Root directory for toolchain output files.
  target_cpu: [string] The desired cpu architecture for the build.
  target_gen_dir: [string] Directory for a target's generated files.
  target_name: [string] The name of the current target.
  target_os: [string] The desired operating system for the build.
  target_out_dir: [string] Directory for target output files.

Variables you set in targets (type "gn help <variable>" for more help):
  aliased_deps: [scope] Set of crate-dependency pairs.
  all_dependent_configs: [label list] Configs to be forced on dependents.
  allow_circular_includes_from: [label list] Permit includes from deps.
  arflags: [string list] Arguments passed to static_library archiver.
  args: [string list] Arguments passed to an action.
  asmflags: [string list] Flags passed to the assembler.
  assert_no_deps: [label pattern list] Ensure no deps on these targets.
  bridge_header: [string] Path to C/Objective-C compatibility header.
  bundle_contents_dir: Expansion of {{bundle_contents_dir}} in create_bundle.
  bundle_deps_filter: [label list] A list of labels that are filtered out.
  bundle_executable_dir: Expansion of {{bundle_executable_dir}} in create_bundle
  bundle_resources_dir: Expansion of {{bundle_resources_dir}} in create_bundle.
  bundle_root_dir: Expansion of {{bundle_root_dir}} in create_bundle.
  cflags: [string list] Flags passed to all C compiler variants.
  cflags_c: [string list] Flags passed to the C compiler.
  cflags_cc: [string list] Flags passed to the C++ compiler.
  cflags_objc: [string list] Flags passed to the Objective C compiler.
  cflags_objcc: [string list] Flags passed to the Objective C++ compiler.
  check_includes: [boolean] Controls whether a target's files are checked.
  code_signing_args: [string list] Arguments passed to code signing script.
  code_signing_outputs: [file list] Output files for code signing step.
  code_signing_script: [file name] Script for code signing.
  code_signing_sources: [file list] Sources for code signing step.
  complete_static_lib: [boolean] Links all deps into a static library.
  configs: [label list] Configs applying to this target or config.
  contents: Contents to write to file.
  crate_name: [string] The name for the compiled crate.
  crate_root: [string] The root source file for a binary or library.
  crate_type: [string] The type of linkage to use on a shared_library.
  data: [file list] Runtime data file dependencies.
  data_deps: [label list] Non-linked dependencies.
  data_keys: [string list] Keys from which to collect metadata.
  defines: [string list] C preprocessor defines.
  depfile: [string] File name for input dependencies for actions.
  deps: [label list] Private linked dependencies.
  externs: [scope] Set of Rust crate-dependency pairs.
  framework_dirs: [directory list] Additional framework search directories.
  frameworks: [name list] Name of frameworks that must be linked.
  friend: [label pattern list] Allow targets to include private headers.
  gen_deps: [label list] Declares targets that should generate when this one does.
  include_dirs: [directory list] Additional include directories.
  inputs: [file list] Additional compile-time dependencies.
  ldflags: [string list] Flags passed to the linker.
  lib_dirs: [directory list] Additional library directories.
  libs: [string list] Additional libraries to link.
  metadata: [scope] Metadata of this target.
  mnemonic: [string] Prefix displayed when ninja runs this action.
  module_name: [string] The name for the compiled module.
  output_conversion: Data format for generated_file targets.
  output_dir: [directory] Directory to put output file in.
  output_extension: [string] Value to use for the output's file extension.
  output_name: [string] Name for the output file other than the default.
  output_prefix_override: [boolean] Don't use prefix for output name.
  outputs: [file list] Output files for actions and copy targets.
  partial_info_plist: [filename] Path plist from asset catalog compiler.
  pool: [string] Label of the pool used by binary targets and actions.
  precompiled_header: [string] Header file to precompile.
  precompiled_header_type: [string] "gcc" or "msvc".
  precompiled_source: [file name] Source file to precompile.
  product_type: [string] Product type for the bundle.
  public: [file list] Declare public header files for a target.
  public_configs: [label list] Configs applied to dependents.
  public_deps: [label list] Declare public dependencies.
  rebase: [boolean] Rebase collected metadata as files.
  response_file_contents: [string list] Contents of .rsp file for actions.
  rustflags: [string list] Flags passed to the Rust compiler.
  script: [file name] Script file for actions.
  sources: [file list] Source files for a target.
  swiftflags: [string list] Flags passed to the swift compiler.
  testonly: [boolean] Declares a target must only be used for testing.
  transparent: [bool] True if the bundle is transparent.
  visibility: [label list] A list of labels that can depend on a target.
  walk_keys: [string list] Key(s) for managing the metadata collection walk.
  weak_frameworks: [name list] Name of frameworks that must be weak linked.
  write_runtime_deps: Writes the target's runtime_deps to the given path.
  xcasset_compiler_flags: [string list] Flags passed to xcassets compiler
  xcode_extra_attributes: [scope] Extra attributes for Xcode projects.
  xcode_test_application_name: [string] Name for Xcode test target.

Other help topics:
  all: Print all the help at once
  buildargs: How build arguments work.
  dotfile: Info about the toplevel .gn file.
  execution: Build graph and execution overview.
  grammar: Language and grammar for GN build files.
  input_conversion: Processing input from exec_script and read_file.
  file_pattern: Matching more than one file.
  label_pattern: Matching more than one label.
  labels: About labels.
  metadata_collection: About metadata and its collection.
  ninja_rules: How Ninja build rules are named.
  nogncheck: Annotating includes for checking.
  output_conversion: Specifies how to transform a value to output.
  runtime_deps: How runtime dependency computation works.
  source_expansion: Map sources to outputs for scripts.
  switches: Show available command-line switches.

Windows

codebytere@CODEBYTERE-WIN-WORK CLANGARM64 ~/Developer/electron-gn/src/electron (roller/chromium/main)   
$ e d gn --help
Running "gn --help"

codebytere@CODEBYTERE-WIN-WORK CLANGARM64 ~/Developer/electron-gn/src/electron (roller/chromium/main)   

[PayalKumari10]

Issues #563 The same effect as on macOS, you can use the following syntax on Windows:

e d 2>&1

This syntax redirects both standard output (stdout) and standard error (stderr) to the console, ensuring that you see the output of the command.

Here's how it works:

2> redirects stderr. &1 redirects to the same location as stdout. So 2>&1 combines stderr and stdout, ensuring that both are displayed in the console.