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Top Forums Programming stderr stdout to a log file Post 302573005 by metallica1973 on Saturday 12th of November 2011 10:44:55 AM
Old 11-12-2011
many thanks for the reply,

actually what I was trapping before was the output of find, so that in the log files, it would show what was being backed up such as directories and files. Here is an older log file when it worked using ksh:

Code:
/home/test/scripts/backups/test_include
/home/test/scripts/backups/elmo_exclude
/home/test/scripts/backups/include
/home/test/scripts/backups
/home/test/scripts
/home/test

Also if I have variables such as:

Code:
home=/home/testuser
search=find
archive=cpio -oavc
zip_it=gzip
backup_dir=/media/backup_drive

$search $home -depth | $archive -oavc | $zip_it >/media/backup_drive/test.cpio.gz 2>/media/backup_drive/errout.log

Is there any special brackets that should enclose the brackets? remember I am using the bacj shell

Code:
home=/home/testuser
search=find
archive=cpio -oavc
zip_it=gzip
backup_dir=/media/backup_drive

(($search $home -depth | $archive -oavc | $zip_it >/media/backup_drive/test.cpio.gz)) 2>/media/backup_drive/errout.log

I am a junior coder, please bare with me. thanks

---------- Post updated at 10:44 AM ---------- Previous update was at 10:18 AM ----------

it appears to have worked many thanks
Last edited by metallica1973; 11-12-2011 at 11:25 AM..
 

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createhomedir(1)					    BSD General Commands Manual 					  createhomedir(1)

NAME

     createhomedir -- create and populate home directories on the local computer.

SYNOPSIS

     createhomedir [-scbalh] [-n directoryDomainName] [-u username]

DESCRIPTION

     createhomedir provides several options for creating and populating home directories.

OPTIONS

     -s       creates home directories for server home paths only (default).

     -c       creates home directories for local home paths only.

     -b       creates home directories for both server and local home paths.

     -a       creates home directories for users defined in all directory domains of the server's search path.

     -l       creates home directories for users defined in the local directory domain.

     -n directoryDomainName
	      creates home directories for users defined in a specific directory domain in the server's search path.

     -u username
	      creates a home directory for a specific user defined in the domain(s) identified in the -a, -l, or -n parameter. If you omit the -a,
	      -l, and -n parameters when you use the -u parameter, -a is assumed.

     -i       reads username list from standard input and creates specified home directories. Each username should be on its own line.

     -h       usage help.

FILES

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CAVEATS

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