J Horacio MG wrote: > > I usually download mail from my ISP by running the following command as > user horacio: > > $ fetchmail -v -a -u my_id > > and I just created a script with that line and named it > /home/horacio/getmail: > > ----- start getmail ----- > #!/bin/sh > > fetchmail -v -a -u my_id > ----- end getmail ----- > > and gave it executable permissions(0777): > > 1 -rwxrwxrwx 1 horacio horacio > > This works providing I run it like: > > $ ./getmail > > but how can I make it ran as a normal command (without "./").
I place my Perl scripts in /usr/local/bin. I would think that would work for you. I can't help you with the next one:( hth, kent > Also, I created another script in /etc/ppp/ip-up.d/: > > ----- start script ----- > #/bin/sh > > fetchmail -f /home/horacio/.fetchmailrc -a -u a4608456 > > runq > ----- end script ----- > > named it 02fetchmail, and gave it the following permissions: > > 1 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root > > so that it fetchs mail from my ISP at connection, but this one doesn't > work at all... what's wrong with it? I too have another two scripts in > the same directory: > > ----- start 01sendmail ----- > #!/bin/sh > > # Flush exim queue > if [ -x /usr/sbin/exim ]; then > /usr/sbin/exim -qf > fi > ----- end 01sendmail ----- > > (actually, this is just the default exim script renamed), and: > > ----- start 00time ----- > #!/bin/sh > /usr/sbin/rdate -s slug.ctv.es > /sbin/hwclock --systohc > ----- end 00time ----- > > I think these two work (don't really know for sure). > > TIA > > Horacio > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
