Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2001 14:28:50 -0700 From: "doug" <want_2_learn_freebsd@hotmail.com> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: How to I get a script to run as a daemon? Message-ID: <DAV25XpwJd9dGmNFg6p00005de6@hotmail.com> References: <ONEEJMFOJLJHIMJMLPMIEECNCHAA.Exel@SpeakEasy.Net>
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Thanks Alex! That was the solution I was looking for yesterday--thanks so much! Doug. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Vargas" <Exel@SpeakEasy.Net> To: "doug" <want_2_learn_freebsd@hotmail.com>; <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2001 2:13 PM Subject: RE: How to I get a script to run as a daemon? > Doug, > > >background. Right now, I have cron run it, but it gives me output every > >single minute by e-mail!! > > Sample cron line with no mail output: > > 0,10,20,30,40,50 * * * * /home/mydir/botchk >/dev/null 2>&1 > > > The key is the ">/dev/null 2>&1" at the end - this will redirect your output > to /dev/null, thus eliminating the > spammed inbox. Hope this helps. > > aV To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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