Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 03:31:12 -0600 From: Mike Meyer <mwm-dated-1016962272.5a5419@mired.org> To: "Lee Mark Mercado" <mercadolee@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: daily routine in /usr/local/etc/periodic/daily Message-ID: <15511.1376.184002.422094@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <F141d1eQXOFZgu3Ubor00014d8b@hotmail.com> References: <F141d1eQXOFZgu3Ubor00014d8b@hotmail.com>
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In <F141d1eQXOFZgu3Ubor00014d8b@hotmail.com>, Lee Mark Mercado <mercadolee@hotmail.com> typed: > i have this file to run every night, so i put it in > /usr/local/etc/periodic/daily ... isnt it that the cron should run it also > the way it runs /etc/periodic/daily files ? Yes. Make sure the file name has the proper format of a 3-digit number, dot, then the name and that it's executable. > the file is csvupfile that updates the ports collection. Also, how will i > know if the cron did run the file and updated the ports collection ? By what it outputs. Unless you redirect it, the output will show up in the output of the daily periodic run. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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