---
title: standardOutput
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: foundation/nsuserunixtask/standardoutput
---

# standardOutput

The standard output stream.

## Declaration

```swift
var standardOutput: FileHandle? { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion Setting to nil will bind the stream to /dev/null. The default is nil.

## See Also

### Standard Unix Streams

- [standardError](foundation/nsuserunixtask/standarderror.md)
- [standardInput](foundation/nsuserunixtask/standardinput.md)