script

[René Berber]

r wrote:

> How can I execute a script at boot time ?
> it's a simple retrieving email script with 'getmail'
[snip]

An easy way is to use cron, with 'crontab -e' add a line like this:

@reboot /bin/startup_retrieve_mail.sh > /dev/null 2>&1

Make sure the script is executable, the redirection is optional and 
perhaps shouldn't be used at the beginning in case there are error or 
unexpected messages, once its working you can put that in.

Also, why store the script in /bin ?  That's unusual, I would keep /bin 
and /usr/bin clean, anything added should go either to /usr/local/bin 
(for a script that everybody can use) or ~<your-user>/bin (for private 
scripts).
-- 
René Berber


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