Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2005 04:36:19 +0100 From: J65nko BSD <j65nko@gmail.com> To: FreeBSD Mailing list <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: keeping freebsd uptodate - doubt Message-ID: <19861fba05020519366aec830e@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4204489E.3000703@nlcc.us> References: <20050202131936.59448.qmail@web51702.mail.yahoo.com> <4204489E.3000703@nlcc.us>
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On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 22:16:30 -0600, Billy Newsom <billy@nlcc.us> wrote: > saravanan ganapathy wrote: > > cvsup -g -L 2 /root/ports-supfile > > Once you get your cvsup stuff straightened out, try this script, which I run > every other day. Change the Log file if you want. This updates my sources > to stable and updates the ports tree. I use two different cvsup files and > commands so the two don't get confused. Don't try to use the same config > file and cvsup command for the two different types of updates!! (In my > experience, you're asking for trouble.) > > You will need to install a few ports first, but you should get the idea. If > you read the output every day (or you could email it to yourself, which I may > eventually do if I like it), you will see which ports need to be updated. > This script will probably contiune to get better as it gets added to. Like I > need to include the security audited version of ports that need updated! > > BEGIN CODE... mydaily.sh > #!/bin/sh > # > # Billy borrowed stuff on 12/18/2004 from: > #http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/6041?page=last&x-order=date > # > LOGF="/var/log/cvsup.log" > echo "START @ `/bin/date`" >>$LOGF > #/bin/date >>$LOGF > #use fastest_cvsup to find fastest geographically > #close mirror; I'll check Canada and the US > > if SERVER=`/usr/local/bin/fastest_cvsup -Q -c ca,us`; then > echo "Using STABLE Server:" $SERVER >>$LOGF > /usr/local/bin/cvsup -L1 -h $SERVER -l /var/log/cvs-lock-s > /root/stable-supfile >>$LOGF > echo "STABLE done @ `/bin/date`" >>$LOGF > else > echo "cvsup-STABLE has a fastest_cvsup problem on...`/bin/date`" >>$LOGF > fi > > if SERVER=`/usr/local/bin/fastest_cvsup -Q -c ca,us`; then > echo "Using PORTS Server:" $SERVER >>$LOGF > /usr/local/bin/cvsup -L0 -h $SERVER -l /var/log/cvs-lock-p > /root/ports-supfile >>$LOGF > echo "PORTS done @ `/bin/date`" >>$LOGF > else > echo "cvsup-PORTS has a fastest_cvsup problem on...`/bin/date`" >>$LOGF > fi > > #-U (which takes a long time to execute) isn't needed > #with the fetchindex command > cd /usr/ports > make fetchindex >>$LOGF > /usr/local/sbin/portsdb -u >>$LOGF > # command1 2>&1 | command2 > > # echo "Looking for security patches" > # freebsd-update fetch > # This program not working for me. unComment above line if it works for U. > > echo "The following ports need upgrading" >>$LOGF > /usr/local/sbin/portversion -l "<" >>$LOGF > echo "" >>$LOGF > echo "STOP at `/bin/date`." >>$LOGF > echo "********" >>$LOGF > > END CODE... mydaily.sh > > -- > Billy > _______________________________________________ You can use "exec" at the top of your script to redirect all output to a file. This way don't need to add ">>$LOG" at the end of each line. -------------------- #!/bin/sh LOGF="/var/log/cvsup.log" # --- redirect all script output to logfile exec >>${LOGF} 2>&1 ------------------------ =Adriaan=
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