On Saturday 16 April 2016 13:11:54 Aero Maxx wrote: > On 16/04/2016 17:45, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Saturday 16 April 2016 12:01:28 Aero Maxx wrote: > >> On 16/04/2016 16:23, Gene Heskett wrote: > >>> But when I run it with dash, it doesn't seem to work right, and > >>> spams the terminal with its error messages. One that appears to > >>> kill its function is the bashism of using [[ ]] to surround string > >>> variables, reported like this: > >>> bin/mailwatcher: 64: bin/mailwatcher: [[: not found > >>> bin/mailwatcher: 70: bin/mailwatcher: [[: not found > >>> bin/mailwatcher: 77: bin/mailwatcher: [[: not found > >> > >> dash isn't the same as bash, as it has a limited set of > >> instructions or commands it can do. > >> > >> But I too would be interested to know if it is possible to get it > >> to work in dash, I don't believe it is, but I am happy to be > >> corrected or proved wrong. > >> > >>> And finally, once its working with either shell, how do I shut it > >>> up totally? Even the above command line launch fails as it > >>> outputs to that shell, a newline for every incoming mail which > >>> gradually scrolls any output that was on-screen, offscreen without > >>> leaving a prompt until I tap the return key to restore it. > >> > >> Also isn't the command you are running supposed to be as follows ? > >> > >>> bin/mailwatcher 2>&1 > /dev/null & > > > > Is the space you inserted into my line between the > and the > > /dev/null a game changer? In either bash or dash? Its been a while > > since I last read the bash docs, but I don't recall there was any > > emphasis on that. > > I'm sorry I was a bit too eager to reply and neglected to change what > I had pasted in. > > I meant to say could you try this > > > bin/mailwatcher > /dev/null 2>&1 & > Now that is a re-arrangement I have not tried. But will. Thank you Aero Maxx.
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