Hi,
> On Tue, Apr 20, 2021 at 12:54:06PM +0000, brainf...@posteo.net wrote: > >> when i run a cronjob the output from the job is stored and mailed when the >> job finishes. where is this output stored? can i read it while the job is >> running? >> Is your question global or specific? If it's about a specific use case, please provide us with more details, especially your cron job definition, even the called script if there is one. > Just focus on your actual goal: you have a cron job that takes a long > time to run, and you want to see the output in progress. Just use tee(1) > to save a copy of the output in a file of your choice. > > a b c d e /my/job 2>&1 | tee /var/tmp/my-job-output > Greg, I don't understand the usage of `tee` here as there is no associated terminal session (cron is not interactive). I mean, where can the OP expect the output to be automatically displayed please (I'm not speaking about the file of course)? I'm asking because you suggest `2>&1 | tee /var/tmp/my-job-output` and not `&> /var/tmp/my-job-output`... Best regards, l0f4r0
