----- Original Message -----
 On 02/16/12 11:06, Dave Anderson wrote:
 >> Would you fix it, please?  Thank you.
 >
 > No, I won't.  You're welcome.
 >
 > This discussion came up many years ago.  Some people want the command
 > interspersed and others do not.  The "silent" variable was the
 > compromise.
 
 Ick.  Backup plan:  add "<" to the list of commands that get help
 and make a note (strongly :) that any command output redirected to
 shell commands will get the command prompt and full command line
 sent to it as well.  It is very unexpected.  Perhaps an example
 like the one I sent showing the merged text.  Advertise the feature
 so it won't bite so hard. 
The usage of "<" is part of the "help input" page.  And the
"silent"
variable is described in the "set" help page.
Dave