Ruzomberka, Mark wrote > 50 * * * * echo "WAKE UP" 2>&1 /dev/console > * * * * * date >> /tmp/date.txt[mark/tmp]:> > > It is my understanding of the crontab file that I should be getting "WAKE UP" > statements printed to my screen every ten minutes.
The messages will be written to the console of the cron process. Because it is started as a service, I am not sure there is one, or what it would be. Did you check the Windows event log? Pierre -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
