begin quote On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 01:09:53 +1000 blade- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks spider, here is the updated script: > > #!/bin/sh > > emerge sync > /dev/null > > emerge -uDpv world > /root/pkg.tmp > > ( > echo "To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <blade->" > echo "From: system <root>" > echo "Subject: Updates available" > echo The following updates are available: > echo > > cat /root/pkg.tmp | grep ebuild ) 2>&1 | /usr/sbin/sendmail -t > > rm /root/pkg.tmp > you should probably use " around the fourth echo line too , consistency at least. but it looks ok . (I'm sure somone who's far more paranoid than I am can come with comments) > Does it matter about the emerge sync > /dev/null, it was coming back > with some sort of error with 2>&1 so I was recieving another email > from crontab with usr/bin/updates: line 2: > anyway it seems to be working Shouldn't matter unless portage errors out, and if it does I think you'd want to know as well. //Spider -- begin .signature This is a .signature virus! Please copy me into your .signature! See Microsoft KB Article Q265230 for more information. end
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