On Dec 01 22:41:38, Robert wrote: > On Tue, 1 Dec 2009 10:53:40 -0600 > "Theodore Wynnychenko" <ted....@comcast.net> wrote: > > > Hello: > > > > I have been unable to discover this answer for myself. If I missed > > this somewhere, sorry for bothering the list. > > > > Anyway, I would like to have the system confirm a shutdown or reboot > > before actually doing it. > > > > I could do something like rename the shutdown/reboot/halt commands, > > and then write a script to ask for conformation before shutting > > down/etc; but, I seems like the cleanest solution would be to run a > > script from rc.shutdown to ask for conformation. > > > > However, I can't figure out how to direct output/input from a script > > run in rc.shutdown to the user's terminal (ssh connection, xterm, > > console) that started the shutdown/reboot/halt process. Anything I > > put in rc.shutdown is displayed directly to the console. > > > > I also don't see an obvious environment variable that I can use to > > reliably redirect output. > > > > What am I missing? > > > > Thanks > > Override the command with a shell alias that does the "magic" you want > to have.
Then get into the habbit of relying on the fact that fundamental system commands are shell aliases that do "magic". Riiight.
