Anne, Anne wrote: > I'm struggling with this problem. I have a cron job that runs down a list > of files being backed up. It's called "bp_backupme.pl". As it's backing up, > (in verbose -v mode), it outputs a list of files being backed up. > > Does anyone know how I would redirect that files output into a file? (I > tried the >> filename.xt or >filename.txt, but it doesn't work.) > > The script runs like this: /opt/bp_backupme.pl -v > > I tried the: /opt/bp_backupme.pl -v > filename.txt > > But, it just errors out. If I just run the script normally, everything > runs smoothly and it lists the files on the screen. > > Any idea how to grab that file list into a file? Yep. It's being written to STDERR, not STDOUT. To get that, use /opt/bp_backupme.pl -v > filename.txt 2>&1 mark -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list