Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 12:56:12 -0400 From: "Person, Roderick" <personrp@ccbh.com> To: 'Drew Tomlinson' <drewt@writeme.com>, "FreeBSD Questions (E-mail)" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: RE: echo in Scripts Message-ID: <46AEB8C1B628D511969200508B6FE42A6683B0@1upmc-msx6.isdip.upmc.edu>
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This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C0EF72.C1F0AE20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" did your try single quotes, since your not usig reference variables. Roderick P. Person Programmer II (412)454-2616 personrp@ccbh.com http://www.ccbh.com "It's like trying to get a monkey to do something a monkey can't do." -self > -----Original Message----- > From: Drew Tomlinson [mailto:drewt@writeme.com] > Sent: June 07, 2001 12:02 PM > To: FreeBSD Questions (E-mail) > Subject: echo in Scripts > > > I'm starting a script and directing the output to a file. This is the > command: > > /usr/local/sbin/lynx-dyn.sh >> /var/log/lynx_dns_update.log > > In the script (amongst other things), I have lines like this: > > echo "Some meaningful output" > > The script runs and the commands execute but my logfile never > shows the echo > command output. Can anyone tell me why and what I need to do > to fix it? > > Thanks, > > Drew > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > ------_=_NextPart_001_01C0EF72.C1F0AE20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version 5.5.2653.12"> <TITLE>RE: echo in Scripts</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <P><FONT SIZE=2>did your try single quotes, since your not usig reference variables.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>Roderick P. Person</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>Programmer II</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>(412)454-2616</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>personrp@ccbh.com</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="http://www.ccbh.com" TARGET="_blank">http://www.ccbh.com</A></FONT>; </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>"It's like trying to get a monkey to do something a monkey can't do."</FONT> <BR> <FONT SIZE=2>-self</FONT> </P> <BR> <BR> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=2>> -----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> From: Drew Tomlinson [<A HREF="mailto:drewt@writeme.com">mailto:drewt@writeme.com</A>]</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Sent: June 07, 2001 12:02 PM</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> To: FreeBSD Questions (E-mail)</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Subject: echo in Scripts</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> I'm starting a script and directing the output to a file. This is the</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> command:</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> /usr/local/sbin/lynx-dyn.sh >> /var/log/lynx_dns_update.log</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> In the script (amongst other things), I have lines like this:</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> echo "Some meaningful output"</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> The script runs and the commands execute but my logfile never </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> shows the echo</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> command output. Can anyone tell me why and what I need to do </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> to fix it?</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Thanks,</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Drew</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT> </P> </BODY> </HTML> ------_=_NextPart_001_01C0EF72.C1F0AE20-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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