hi On Mon, 17 Mar 2003 21:08:57 -0000 "Chris Phillips" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello all, > > I'm not sure if it's exactly "On Topic" (I bet you'll let me know!), but > here goes... > > I work in technical support, for a FreeBSD based, Internet Appliance & > am after a way to gather some network quality information. > > I'd like to run some commands, one after another, have the output(s) > added (appended) to a file, then, when all is complete, have that file > sent to my email address. I can then compile the data & make some sense > of it, maybe... > > Stuff like: - > > hostname > uptime > ping -c 100 ftp.furrie.net > traceroute ftp.furrie.net copy this and put it in myscript.sh: #!/bin/sh hostname > /tmp/myscript.$$ uptime >> /tmp/myscript.$$ ping -c 100 ftp.furrie.net >> /tmp/myscript.$$ traceroute ftp.furrie.net >> /tmp/myscript.$$ mail -s "myscript's output" [EMAIL PROTECTED] rm /tmp/myscript.$$ chmod u+x myscript.sh /myscript.sh & (will do give you the command prompt back, it's the ping -c 100 that was keeping u from getting back to the prompt, u had to wait until it finishes the "-c count") Ed. > > I'd like to push all the commands into the background & be able to log > off and let it do its business unattended. Unfortunately, with my > lacking knowledge, so far I have managed this, (sad isn't it)... > > (ping -c 10 ftp.furrie.net > /tmp/results && cat /tmp/results | mail > [EMAIL PROTECTED] &) > > Even with an & at the end of this command, I do not get my prompt back > :-( > > Please can somebody help me? Even if it's just to give me another place > to ask my question... > > Many Thanks Everyone! > > > Chris Phillips > > PS. I often write emails to [EMAIL PROTECTED], but rarely > send them, as I read my questions before sending & often find much > better results when googling with my questions. > > > intY has scanned this email for all known viruses (www.inty.com) > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- Edmond Baroud UNIX Systems Admin mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Fingerprint 140F 5FD5 3FDD 45D9 226D 9602 8C3D EAFB 4E19 BEF9 "UNIX is very user friendly, it's just picky about who its friends are." To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
