Subj : still not tossing
To : Wilfred van Velzen
From : Rick Smith
Date : Wed Jan 11 2023 07:54 pm
Greetings Wilfred!
Monday January 09 2023 13:07, you wrote to me about an urgent matter!:
WV> * Forwarded from area 'BINKD'
WV> Hi Rick,
WV> On 08 Jan 23 15:02, Rick Smith wrote to Wilfred van Velzen:
WV> about: "still not tossing":
RS>>>> rick@abacus:~$ cat /usr/local/bin/mail-toss.sh
RS>>>> #!/bin/bash
RS>>>> echo "processsing" > /tmp/test.txt
RS>>>> echo "PATH = $PATH";
RS>>>> echo "SHELL = $SHELL";
RS>>>> /usr/local/bin/hpt toss
WV>>> {
WV>>> echo "processsing"
WV>>> echo "PATH = $PATH";
WV>>> echo "SHELL = $SHELL";
WV>>> /usr/local/bin/hpt toss
WV>>> } >/tmp/test.txt 2>&1
WV>>> So you can see everything that is written to stdout and stderr
RS>> I am giving this a go thankyou... Where will I see the errors
RS>> from it? I am unfamiliar with stdout and stderr..
WV> It is what the software normally outputs to the console screen (normal
WV> and errors). It's now redirected to the /tmp/test.txt file...
WV> Wilfred.
I should have something to report on next poll... I have been traveling and having a hard time getting into the bbs from a prompt until today..
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Regards,
Rick Smith (Nitro)
... Hopeless addict to BBSing, I need a QWK fix
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