On Tue, Aug 08, 2000 at 11:12:33PM +0200, Alexander Skwar wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 08, 2000 at 11:50:25AM -0600, Vincent Danen wrote:
> > I've got the following in my /etc/crontab file:
> >
> > */5 * * * * vdanen /usr/local/src/terra-2.3.0/ircd 1>/dev/null 2>1
>
> The syntax to redirect the standard error stream to standard output is
>
> something 2>&1
>
> not
>
> something 2>1
>
> which would redirect standard error to the file named 1, and not the file
> handle 1.
Sheesh... Right in front of me and I didn't even notice it... lesson
to everyone... this is what happens when you don't sleep.
That's it... I'm taking the rest of the night off...
Thanks for answering what probably amounted to the stupidest thing on
this list for months. =)
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