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diff --git a/docs/features/startup_commands.rst b/docs/features/startup_commands.rst index aaaf7722..f105054b 100644 --- a/docs/features/startup_commands.rst +++ b/docs/features/startup_commands.rst @@ -64,3 +64,12 @@ like so:: This text file should contain a :ref:`Command Script <features/scripting:Command Scripts>`. See the AliasStartup_ example for a demonstration. + +You can silence a startup script's output by setting ``silent_startup_script`` +to True:: + + cmd2.Cmd.__init__(self, startup_script='.cmd2rc', silent_startup_script=True) + +Anything written to stderr will still print. Additionally, a startup script +cannot be silenced if ``allow_redirection`` is False since silencing works +by redirecting a script's output to ``os.devnull``. |