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Re: script
On Monday 28 July 2008, alle 10:34, Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E] wrote:
> r wrote on Sunday, July 27, 2008 11:11 AM:
> > Saturday 26 July 2008, alle 19:36, René Berber wrote:
> >> 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.
>
> Another way is to put a shortcut in Windows' Startup folder with the
> following command line.
>
> c:\cygwin\bin\sh -c /bin/startup_retrieve_mail.sh
>
> This might be preferred by those who do not have any other reason to
> run cron.
ok, I'm going to learn to manage basic cygwin-linux features
so I wrote two other scripts for cron ( backup, periodically download emails )
If I can I would ask you another question.
I saw unlike linux that cygwin does not warn me when there are new
messages. I configured cron to check every ten minutes
for incoming emails.
Is there a way ( like in linux ) to send a message to my prompt
( I don't use X ) that alert me when new emails have been arrived ?
I tried putting in the /usr/local/bin/startup_retrieve_mail.sh the
following lines
if grep -q e /var/spool/mail/Proprietario
then echo "You have new mail"
fi
but so cron sends me a new email with "You have new mail".
I tried to redirect it with
echo "You have new mail" > /dev/console
but nothing happened. Do you know if what I am trying to do
is possible ??
( I'm very lack in programming )
R
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