First, thanks. What I just wanted to try out is to have my /etc/motd updated automatically from a changing value in another text file. So that way I wouldn't have to update both every time. No way for that? Thanks.
---------------------------------------------------------------- Jarrod Meyer | Technical | C Y B E R T E K Tel: 031-2075287 Fax: 031-2082210 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: www.cybertek.co.za > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-freebsd- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kris Kennaway > Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 9:58 AM > To: Jarrod Meyer > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: referencing in files > > On Wed, Mar 02, 2005 at 09:23:35AM +0200, Jarrod Meyer wrote: > > What I meant was, kinda like if you have a changing value in one file, > > right? And you want it to automatically update in another file without > > having to always manually do it yourself and without writing a script, > can > > you just link/reference the changing value in the first file to a point in > > the second so that it becomes automated? > > As I said, no, but if you tell us what you're specifically trying to > achieve there might be another way. > > Kris _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"