This annoys me to no end. Of course, you can work around it: annoying_program 2>&1 | less but it is very unfriendly to stymie a user's attempt to get hel

This annoys me to no end. Of course, you can work around it: annoying_program 2>&1 | less but it is very unfriendly to stymie a user's attempt to get help when they're already probably confused.