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On Wed, 7 Apr 2021 03:22:18 -0500, Dale wrote: |
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> >> This seems to be working. Since I added the null bit to the script |
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> >> itself, it hasn't sent a email. I don't know if it will if it fails |
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> >> but I still have weekly backups as well. |
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> > If you only redirect stdout to /dev/null and leave stderr alone, you |
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> > should still see errors. But a better option would be to have your |
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> > script only send output when something goes wrong. |
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> That sounds complicated. I've never been good at what y'all call |
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> scripting. I'm just glad it does it for me so I don't forget. |
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Not really. ">/dev/null" redirects stdout to null. You added 2>&1, which |
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redirects stderr to stdout, effectively throwing away any error messages. |
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Post your backup script and we'll be able to help more. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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