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diff --git a/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-06-16-suggest-flag-design.md b/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-06-16-suggest-flag-design.md index 5bcd5d6..fb9ad5e 100644 --- a/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-06-16-suggest-flag-design.md +++ b/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-06-16-suggest-flag-design.md @@ -139,10 +139,19 @@ When `lastupdate.epoch` missing: ## Interaction with `--quiet` -`--suggest` output goes to stdout like normal. If combined with `--quiet`, it -follows the existing redirect (writes to log). No special handling — suggest is -a read-only report, quiet just redirects it. Document this is allowed but -unusual. +`--suggest` always writes to the real stdout, even when `--quiet` is also given. +A suggest report in a log file is useless — the user needs to see paste-ready +output on the terminal. + +Implementation: the quiet redirect (currently early in the script, saving the +original stdout to fd 3) must **not** apply to suggest. Either: + +- skip the quiet redirect entirely when `SUGGEST == true`, OR +- have `do_suggest` write to the saved fd 3. + +Skipping the redirect is simpler and preferred: `--suggest` exits before the +backup flow anyway, so quiet has nothing else to suppress. Guard the redirect +block with `if [[ "$QUIET" == true && "$SUGGEST" == false ]]`. ## Scope cuts (YAGNI) |