diff --git a/examples/python/binary_message.sh b/examples/python/binary_message.sh
index 33adf6f21..385797b61 100755
--- a/examples/python/binary_message.sh
+++ b/examples/python/binary_message.sh
@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@
 
 . ./include.sh
 
-REDIRECT=/dev/null
-
 INPUT=${data_dir}/tigge_pf_ecmwf.grib2
 OUTPUT=out.grib
 
-$PYTHON binary_message.py $INPUT $OUTPUT 2> $REDIRECT > $REDIRECT
+$PYTHON binary_message.py $INPUT $OUTPUT
 ${tools_dir}/grib_compare $INPUT $OUTPUT
 rm $OUTPUT || true
 
@@ -15,7 +13,7 @@ rm $OUTPUT || true
 # We are expecting the command to fail so must turn off "set -e"
 INPUT=${data_dir}/bad.grib
 set +e
-$PYTHON binary_message.py $INPUT $OUTPUT 2> $REDIRECT > $REDIRECT
+$PYTHON binary_message.py $INPUT $OUTPUT
 status=$?
 set -e
 # Check command did indeed fail
diff --git a/examples/python/bufr_attributes.sh b/examples/python/bufr_attributes.sh
index 5b55f768a..ade65fc96 100755
--- a/examples/python/bufr_attributes.sh
+++ b/examples/python/bufr_attributes.sh
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@ $PYTHON bufr_attributes.py  2> $REDIRECT > $fTmp
 #cat  $fTmp
 
 #Clean up
-rm -f $fTmp | true
+rm -f $fTmp
+
diff --git a/examples/python/bufr_clone.sh b/examples/python/bufr_clone.sh
index 00f593973..56b2681ee 100755
--- a/examples/python/bufr_clone.sh
+++ b/examples/python/bufr_clone.sh
@@ -39,6 +39,5 @@ fi
 set -e
 
 #Clean up
-rm -f ${fBufrTmp} | true
-
+rm -f ${fBufrTmp}
 
diff --git a/examples/python/bufr_expanded.sh b/examples/python/bufr_expanded.sh
index 60144e566..af2bc7492 100755
--- a/examples/python/bufr_expanded.sh
+++ b/examples/python/bufr_expanded.sh
@@ -39,3 +39,4 @@ $PYTHON bufr_expanded.py  >$fTmp 2> $REDIRECT
 
 #Clean up
 rm -f ${fTmp}
+
diff --git a/examples/python/bufr_get_keys.sh b/examples/python/bufr_get_keys.sh
index f5bfa68d6..57bcfb36e 100755
--- a/examples/python/bufr_get_keys.sh
+++ b/examples/python/bufr_get_keys.sh
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@ $PYTHON bufr_get_keys.py  2> $REDIRECT > $fTmp
 #cat  $fTmp
 
 #Clean up
-rm -f $fTmp | true
+rm -f $fTmp
+
diff --git a/examples/python/bufr_keys_iterator.sh b/examples/python/bufr_keys_iterator.sh
index 70dff716b..f743e974d 100755
--- a/examples/python/bufr_keys_iterator.sh
+++ b/examples/python/bufr_keys_iterator.sh
@@ -30,4 +30,5 @@ $PYTHON bufr_keys_iterator.py 2> $REDIRECT > $fTmp
 #cat  $fTmp
 
 #Clean up
-rm -f $fTmp | true
+rm -f $fTmp
+
diff --git a/examples/python/bufr_read_header.sh b/examples/python/bufr_read_header.sh
index 9f0a92e8a..457c36133 100755
--- a/examples/python/bufr_read_header.sh
+++ b/examples/python/bufr_read_header.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ REDIRECT=/dev/null
 $PYTHON bufr_read_header.py 2> $REDIRECT > $fRes
 
 #We compare output to the reference by ignoring the whitespaces
-diff -w $fRef $fRes >$REDIRECT 2> $REDIRECT
+diff -w $fRef $fRes
 
 #cat $fRes
 
diff --git a/examples/python/bufr_read_scatterometer.sh b/examples/python/bufr_read_scatterometer.sh
index cc0d22241..f23f7306c 100755
--- a/examples/python/bufr_read_scatterometer.sh
+++ b/examples/python/bufr_read_scatterometer.sh
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@ $PYTHON bufr_read_scatterometer.py 2> $REDIRECT > $fTmp
 #cat  $fTmp
 
 #Clean up
-rm -f $fTmp | true
+rm -f $fTmp
+
diff --git a/examples/python/bufr_read_synop.sh b/examples/python/bufr_read_synop.sh
index 8190f6e39..704ee3ec9 100755
--- a/examples/python/bufr_read_synop.sh
+++ b/examples/python/bufr_read_synop.sh
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@ $PYTHON bufr_read_synop.py 2> $REDIRECT > $fTmp
 #cat  $fTmp
 
 #Clean up
-rm -f $fTmp | true
+rm -f $fTmp
+
diff --git a/examples/python/bufr_read_temp.sh b/examples/python/bufr_read_temp.sh
index 6bb18aab1..3515f1a49 100755
--- a/examples/python/bufr_read_temp.sh
+++ b/examples/python/bufr_read_temp.sh
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@ $PYTHON bufr_read_temp.py 2> $REDIRECT > $fTmp
 #cat  $fTmp
 
 #Clean up
-rm -f $fTmp | true
+rm -f $fTmp
+
diff --git a/examples/python/bufr_read_tropical_cyclone.sh b/examples/python/bufr_read_tropical_cyclone.sh
index 6a5d6a7a5..69d8c60e2 100755
--- a/examples/python/bufr_read_tropical_cyclone.sh
+++ b/examples/python/bufr_read_tropical_cyclone.sh
@@ -32,4 +32,5 @@ $PYTHON bufr_read_tropical_cyclone.py
 #cat  $fTmp
 
 #Clean up
-rm -f $fTmp | true
+rm -f $fTmp
+
diff --git a/examples/python/bufr_set_keys.sh b/examples/python/bufr_set_keys.sh
index 376aa77ff..33e1d9d52 100755
--- a/examples/python/bufr_set_keys.sh
+++ b/examples/python/bufr_set_keys.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ $PYTHON bufr_set_keys.py 2> $REDIRECT > $REDIRECT
 
 #Compare modified to the original
 set +e
-${tools_dir}/bufr_compare $f $fBufrTmp >$REDIRECT 2> $REDIRECT 
+${tools_dir}/bufr_compare $f $fBufrTmp
 
 #Check if modified is different
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
@@ -42,5 +42,5 @@ set -e
 [ `${tools_dir}bufr_count $f` -eq `${tools_dir}/bufr_count ${fBufrTmp}` ]
 
 #Clean up
-rm -f $fBufrTmp | true
+rm -f $fBufrTmp
 
diff --git a/tests/bufr_compare.sh b/tests/bufr_compare.sh
index ecb24c11d..a8ebb4399 100755
--- a/tests/bufr_compare.sh
+++ b/tests/bufr_compare.sh
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ ${tools_dir}/bufr_compare -r ${fBufrInput1} ${fBufrInput2}>> $fLog
 #----------------------------------------------------
 ${tools_dir}bufr_set -s subCentre=12 aaen_55.bufr $fBufrTmp
 set +e
-${tools_dir}bufr_compare aaen_55.bufr $fBufrTmp >/dev/null
+${tools_dir}bufr_compare aaen_55.bufr $fBufrTmp
 status=$?
 set -e
 [ $status -eq 1 ]
diff --git a/tests/bufr_dump.sh b/tests/bufr_dump.sh
index d05f5f27e..f316b581a 100755
--- a/tests/bufr_dump.sh
+++ b/tests/bufr_dump.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ REDIRECT=/dev/null
 
 for file in ${bufr_files}
 do
-  ${tools_dir}bufr_dump -O ${data_dir}/bufr/$file 2> $REDIRECT > $REDIRECT
+  ${tools_dir}bufr_dump -O ${data_dir}/bufr/$file
 done
 
 #==============================================
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ fJsonRef=${data_dir}/bufr/"bad.bufr.json.ref"
 
 ${tools_dir}bufr_dump -js $fBufr > $fJsonTmp
 
-diff $fJsonTmp $fJsonRef >$REDIRECT 2> $REDIRECT
+diff $fJsonTmp $fJsonRef
 
 #==============================================
 # Testing change of scale (see ECC-111)
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ fJsonRef=${data_dir}/bufr/"207003.bufr.json.ref"
 
 ${tools_dir}bufr_dump -ja $fBufr > $fJsonTmp
 
-diff $fJsonTmp $fJsonRef >$REDIRECT 2> $REDIRECT
+diff $fJsonTmp $fJsonRef
 
 #Clean up
 rm -f $fLog 
diff --git a/tests/bufr_get.sh b/tests/bufr_get.sh
index 133f07e74..b24f8169c 100755
--- a/tests/bufr_get.sh
+++ b/tests/bufr_get.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ f="aaen_55.bufr"
 
 #The reference is the same as for ls
 ref_get=$f".ls.ref"
-REDIRECT=/dev/null
 
 echo "Test: -p switch" >> $fLog
 echo "file: $f" >> $fLog
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ ${tools_dir}/bufr_get -p totalLength,bufrHeaderCentre,bufrHeaderSubCentre,master
 
 #Write the values into a file and compare with ref
 cat $fTmp | awk '{split($0,a," "); for (i=1; i<=8; i++) print a[i]}' > $res_get
-diff $ref_get $res_get >$REDIRECT 2> $REDIRECT
+diff $ref_get $res_get
 
 #Clean up
 rm -f $fLog
diff --git a/tests/bufr_ls.sh b/tests/bufr_ls.sh
index 6b3a7c7a2..9a1bb7d14 100755
--- a/tests/bufr_ls.sh
+++ b/tests/bufr_ls.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ ${tools_dir}/bufr_ls -p totalLength,bufrHeaderCentre,bufrHeaderSubCentre,masterT
 
 #Write the values into a file and compare with ref
 awk NR==3 $fTmp | awk '{split($0,a," "); for (i=1; i<=8; i++) print a[i]}' > $res_ls
-diff $ref_ls $res_ls >$REDIRECT 2> $REDIRECT
+diff $ref_ls $res_ls
 
 rm -f $fLog $res_ls 
 rm -f $fTmp
diff --git a/tests/bufrdc_desc_ref.sh b/tests/bufrdc_desc_ref.sh
index 4c72dec63..f7b79f34d 100755
--- a/tests/bufrdc_desc_ref.sh
+++ b/tests/bufrdc_desc_ref.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ bufr_files=`cat ${data_dir}/bufr/bufr_data_files.txt`
 for bf in ${bufr_files}
 do
   file=${data_dir}/bufr/$bf
-  REDIRECT=/dev/null
 
   # Test descriptors: compare output of filter (res) with reference file (ref)
   res_desc=$file.desc.test