UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

I'm trying to get crontab to run a script, but to test crontab I tried out a very simple command: `echo bob`

here is my crontab file (I edited it by using `crontab -e`):
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#!/bin/sh

23 10 * * * echo bob

and at 10:23 every day I get a new message:
in /var/mail/a
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From a@c.b.org Fri Dec 21 10:23:01 2007
Return-Path: <a@c.b.org>
X-Original-To: a
Delivered-To: a@c.bob.org
Received: by a.b.org (Postfix, from userid 501)
id 56D5023B5C3; Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:23:01 -0500 (EST)
From: a@c.b.org (Cron Daemon)
To: a@c.b.org
Subject: Cron <a@c> echo bob
X-Cron-Env: <SHELL=/bin/sh>
X-Cron-Env: <PATH=/usr/bin:/bin>
X-Cron-Env: <LOGNAME=a>
X-Cron-Env: <USER=a>
X-Cron-Env: <HOME=/Users/a>
Message-Id: <20071221152301.56D5023B5C3@c.b.org>
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:23:01 -0500 (EST)

bob
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at least it does my command, however I was hoping that I would be able to have it output to on the screen I'm on, instead of having to go and check my "mail". If anyone can help that would be great

you can redirect the output to the console.
if you are connected using a remote terminatl (telnet, putty etc.) you will have to redirect it to the active pty.

how do i do that ? do i use $2?

echo "hello" > /dev/console
or
echo "hello" > /dev/pts/X
(x = your active terminal)

google for "unix redirection" for more information, you can redirect also errors, outputs and so so on.