I do the same thing except I usually redirect it to an actual file so I can review it in an editor if I want to. I use aliases a lot, e.g., alias apt1='sudo apt-get -y update' 2> 1, to update linux. I use integers as filenames for scratch files. vlc is my favorite music player now, but mplayer is fine. On May 25, 2017, at 6:25 PM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: With the console screen reader I use, I find adding 2> /dev/null to the end of the command line does well to prevent junk text being read over the audio being played by the program. 2> (the numeral 2 followed by the greater than/right angle bracket) tells the terminal to redirect error messages to a file. /dev/null is the null device and is a good candidate for redirecting output you don't want. -- Sincerely, Jeffery Wright President Emeritus, Nu Nu Chapter, Phi Theta Kappa. Former Secretary, Student Government Association, College of the Albemarle. _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list