Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2011 21:26:56 -0500 From: Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org, Robert Bonomi <bonomi@mail.r-bonomi.com> Subject: Re: "at" command and mail Message-ID: <CA%2BtpaK2jbNoynCUGoBAm_GOPSz6ySiNjroTV-hwGpZyK=pug3w@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <201109032142.PAA27491@lariat.net> References: <201109031639.KAA25689@lariat.net> <201109032035.p83KZfse010717@mail.r-bonomi.com> <201109032142.PAA27491@lariat.net>
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On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 4:42 PM, Brett Glass <brett@lariat.net> wrote:
>
> One way to avoid problems would be to create a file name from a timestamp
> and a pid.
>
> The key thing, though, is to avoid mailing on machines that don't have
> mail.
>
Call a shell script which preforms the actions you want.
Regular old /bin/sh scripting is a worthwhile skill:
Something quick:
#!/bin/sh
OUTPUT=$(your/app)
if [ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail ]; then
echo $OUTPUT | mail -s "Subject" $USER
else
echo $OUTPUT > ${USER}_`date +\%Y\%m\%d`.log
fi
--
Adam Vande More
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