#!/bin/bash

exec 2>>file_log

echo This will be printed to stdout, as expected

ls ThereIsNoSuchFileOnEarth # this will go to “file_log”, as expected

read –p 'User would never see this prompt and it would go to file_log. Totally unexpected.' –r -e test

species=”Daleks Raxacoricofallapatorians Judoon”

select enemy in $species;
do
     # …code omitted as the user would never see the list. It would go into file_log again!
done

read .... 2> /dev/tty