Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 15:15:33 +1200 (NZST) From: Jonathan Chen <jonc@pinnacle.co.nz> To: Roelof Osinga <roelof@eboa.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: output in crontab Message-ID: <Pine.SC5.4.10.9905141514260.3444-100000@kiwi.pinnacle.co.nz> 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.
Best to fully path your filename. eg:
*/3 * * * * date > /tmp/stamp
Jonathan Chen
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