echo statements in a shell script run by cron

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I am using echo statements in a shell script. The shell script will be run by a cronjob.Will the output of those echo statements get automatically logged somewhere ?. If yes,where ?

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Yes you can just redirect them using the redirection operator ('>') and have it in a temporary dump file for your own convenience. — The Dark Knight, Apr 01 '13 at 14:18

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 01 '13 at 12:14

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Usually crond will email output to the user. You are better off doing this (example crontab entry)

* * * * * /path/to/my/script.sh 2&>1 > /tmp/mylogfile.log

answered Apr 01 '13 at 12:14

jim mcnamara

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 01 '13 at 12:14

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You can either check syslogs or redirect the output of your script to a file.

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echo statements in a shell script run by cron

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