anj patnaik <patn...@gmail.com> writes:
> My cron tab entry:
> 0 20 * * * db_backup.sh 1> /dev/null 2>&1 | mail -s "backup cron"
> myem...@comp.com
> I am re-directing stderr to stdout and then sending that to email.
Uh, read it again: you're redirecting stdout to /dev/null and then
redirecting stderr to go where stdout goes. So all output is
going to the bit bucket, not the pipe.
regards, tom lane
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