On Mon, 17 Mar 2003, Chris Phillips wrote: > Hello all, > > I'm not sure if it's exactly "On Topic" (I bet you'll let me know!), but > here goes... > > I work in technical support, for a FreeBSD based, Internet Appliance & > am after a way to gather some network quality information. > > I'd like to run some commands, one after another, have the output(s) > added (appended) to a file, then, when all is complete, have that file > sent to my email address. I can then compile the data & make some sense > of it, maybe... > > Stuff like: - > > hostname > uptime > ping -c 100 ftp.furrie.net > traceroute ftp.furrie.net >
Well you can do something like (hostname ; uptime ; ping ; traceroute ) > file You might also find the tee command useful Rgds Rus -- http://www.65535.net | MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "More bits for your bite" Lifetime FreeBSD + Linux Hosting and Shell Accounts Please respect RFC1855 and don't top post To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message