On Mon, 02 Jul 2012 15:07:46 +0100 Chris Davies <[email protected]> wrote:
> Titanus Eramius <[email protected]> wrote: > > * 04 * * * /home/titanus/scripts/web-log >> /dev/null 2>&1 > > > The line runs every morning at 4, and AFAIK, the /dev/-part should > > redirect all but errors to null. > > No. > > 1. This runs every minute while the hour is 4. If you want the script > to run only a 4am, you need to specify a zero minute value too > > 2. The ">> /dev/null 2>&1" tells cron to thow away not just errors but > also all normal output. If you want to lose information written to > stderr (typically errors), then you need "2> /dev/null" > > 0 4 * * * /home/titanus/scripts/web-log 2>/dev/null > > Chris > > Thank you for the corrections, the first part works now, and the second part will probaly be tested by some future error. Cheers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
