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Old 11-27-2003
crontab output
we have a number of scripts written in either perl, sybperl or a combination of unix sh and sql, which are cronned to run at different times. The crontab includes a redirect to an output file, however, the output file is being created but nothing is being written. The output is being written and emailed via the crontab, which isn't what I want.

The cron env is /bin/csh, and most of the entries in the crontab need to be inside a /bin/csh -c " " to run:

eg 0 5 * * 1-5 /bin/csh -c "/path here > /output path here"

Any suggestions on how I can get the output to actually be written to the specified output file?

Many thanks.
jodie
# 2  
Old 11-28-2003
Hi,


Use:
eg 0 5 * * 1-5 /bin/csh -c "/path here > /output path here 2> &1
Last edited by jsilva; 11-28-2003 at 06:07 AM..
# 3  
Old 11-30-2003
thanks for this - we actually do have some crontab jobs with this output and some without - it doesn't seem to make any difference, the output still seems to go to the cron...
jodie
# 4  
Old 12-01-2003
I think redirection is different in csh, more like...

0 5 * * 1-5 /bin/csh -c /path here >& /output path here

...another reason why I don't use it!
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Old 12-01-2003
cool, thanks - this seems to work. Smilie
jodie
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