Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 12:24:22 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Roelof Osinga <roelof@eboa.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: output in crontab Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9905171224110.15052-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <373B8CBE.22E48651@eboa.com>
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On Fri, 14 May 1999, Roelof Osinga wrote: > While porting some stuff from Linux I noticed that I can not redirect > output from commands into a file. E.g. > > */3 * * * * date > stamp > > will not update the file. The manpage talks about BSD not being > able to mail output, but fails to mention not handling output > at all. > > What gives and, better still, how can I make this work? Go look at /etc/crontab for a hint. Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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