also sprach [EMAIL PROTECTED] (on Tue, 08 May 2001 01:25:37PM +1000): > > Try "| gzip -c >> testing.gz". > That still seems to not work when I sent a mail with Subject: gzip > And I know the condition works since if I remove the gzip pipe and just > place a filename there then it does append to it OK.
as i said, gzip outputs to stdin by default (like any good ol' unix proggy), so the -c flag is just not necessary. nevertheless, aside from the 'i' flag for the recipe, i would maybe write "| (gzip >> testing.gz) just to make sure that the >> is passed to the right shell instance. martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) \____ echo mailto: !#^."<*>"|tr "<*> mailto:"; [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- friends help you move. real friends help you move bodies.
