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From: Jason Dusek <jason.dusek@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Receiving mail from crontab
Date: Tue, 04 May 2010 22:26:24
Message-Id: u2p42784f261005041525gab7b3921pfd26c5cfa78c7f2@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Receiving mail from crontab by Mick
1 2010/05/04 Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>:
2 >   Cron <root@mylaptop> test -x /usr/sbin/run-crons && /usr/sbin/run-crons
3 >
4 > I am not sure what this "test -x" part represents?
5
6 The `test -x <ffile>' part means "Test that <file> is executable."
7 and, implicitly, tests that the file exists. Sorry not to be more
8 helpful.
9
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11 Jason Dusek
12 Linux User #510144 | http://counter.li.org/