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    task.
    Bugzilla Report 65089
 
- * added new disardOutput and discardError properties to redirector
+ * added new discardOutput and discardError properties to redirector
    and the exec, apply and java tasks which can be used to completely
    discard any (error) output. This is a platform independent
    alternative to directiong output to any kind of null device.