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Old 07-09-2013
How to redirect 'crontab' output to a variable?
I'm trying to redirect the output of crontab to a variable named "crontab_status" as below:

Code:
crontab_status=$(crontab -l)

executing the script is not redirecting to the variable. Please help!
# 2  
Old 07-09-2013
It works fine here. What does it do for you?
# 3  
Old 07-09-2013
It is displaying the output as 'no crontab for root' in the console. I want to redirect this output also to the variable.
# 4  
Old 07-09-2013
Try this:
Code:
crontab_status=$(crontab -l 2>&1)

# 5  
Old 07-09-2013
Code:
STATUS=$(crontab -l 2>&1)

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# 6  
Old 07-09-2013
It worked. Thanks.
# 7  
Old 07-09-2013
No crontab for root?
Maybe accidently deleted?
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