Execute python Script on Crontab

I'm trying to execute a python script using the linux crontab, but I found a lot of solutions and none of them works. For example: edit the anacron at /etc/cron.d or use crontab -e.

I want to run this script every 10 minutes.

What file must I edit to configure this?

Thanks in advance

EDIT

I put this line at the end of the file, but it doesn't changes anything. Do I have to restart any service?

*/2 * * * * /usr/bin/python /home/souza/Documets/Listener/listener.py

EDIT [2]

Guys, I have followed the source code. There maybe a problem here, but when I execute it manually, it works:

http://pastebin.com/qsWHNzqT

edited Sep 30 '16 at 23:47

FractalSpace

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asked Jan 4 '12 at 13:46

guisantogui

1,33333371

When you say "it doesn't change anything". Does it show an error, does it not run? What is the behaviour?

– Raul Marengo
Jan 4 '12 at 15:47

is "Documets" instead of "Documents" intentional?

– Raul Marengo
Jan 4 '12 at 15:48

Simply doesn't occurs anything. :(

– guisantogui
Jan 4 '12 at 15:53

This sort of goes beyond the scope of the question but, what do you expect your "listener.py" script to do? Does it do anything that could indicate that it has run? Do ps -ef | grep 'crond' in your command line to check if cron is running.

– Raul Marengo
Jan 4 '12 at 15:57

No, this script send several cURL's commands to another computer. When I execute the "ps -f | grep 'crond'", it returns this: "souza 4736 3947 0 14:01 pts/1 00:00:00 grep --color=auto crond"

– guisantogui
Jan 4 '12 at 16:00

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I'm trying to execute a python script using the linux crontab, but I found a lot of solutions and none of them works. For example: edit the anacron at /etc/cron.d or use crontab -e.

I want to run this script every 10 minutes.

What file must I edit to configure this?

Thanks in advance

EDIT

I put this line at the end of the file, but it doesn't changes anything. Do I have to restart any service?

*/2 * * * * /usr/bin/python /home/souza/Documets/Listener/listener.py

EDIT [2]

Guys, I have followed the source code. There maybe a problem here, but when I execute it manually, it works:

http://pastebin.com/qsWHNzqT

edited Sep 30 '16 at 23:47

FractalSpace

3,40822840

asked Jan 4 '12 at 13:46

guisantogui

1,33333371

When you say "it doesn't change anything". Does it show an error, does it not run? What is the behaviour?

– Raul Marengo
Jan 4 '12 at 15:47

is "Documets" instead of "Documents" intentional?

– Raul Marengo
Jan 4 '12 at 15:48

Simply doesn't occurs anything. :(

– guisantogui
Jan 4 '12 at 15:53

This sort of goes beyond the scope of the question but, what do you expect your "listener.py" script to do? Does it do anything that could indicate that it has run? Do ps -ef | grep 'crond' in your command line to check if cron is running.

– Raul Marengo
Jan 4 '12 at 15:57

No, this script send several cURL's commands to another computer. When I execute the "ps -f | grep 'crond'", it returns this: "souza 4736 3947 0 14:01 pts/1 00:00:00 grep --color=auto crond"

– guisantogui
Jan 4 '12 at 16:00

|
show 22 more comments

I'm trying to execute a python script using the linux crontab, but I found a lot of solutions and none of them works. For example: edit the anacron at /etc/cron.d or use crontab -e.

I want to run this script every 10 minutes.

What file must I edit to configure this?

Thanks in advance

EDIT

I put this line at the end of the file, but it doesn't changes anything. Do I have to restart any service?

*/2 * * * * /usr/bin/python /home/souza/Documets/Listener/listener.py

EDIT [2]

Guys, I have followed the source code. There maybe a problem here, but when I execute it manually, it works:

http://pastebin.com/qsWHNzqT

edited Sep 30 '16 at 23:47

FractalSpace

3,40822840

asked Jan 4 '12 at 13:46

guisantogui

1,33333371

I'm trying to execute a python script using the linux crontab, but I found a lot of solutions and none of them works. For example: edit the anacron at /etc/cron.d or use crontab -e.

I want to run this script every 10 minutes.

What file must I edit to configure this?

Thanks in advance

EDIT

I put this line at the end of the file, but it doesn't changes anything. Do I have to restart any service?

*/2 * * * * /usr/bin/python /home/souza/Documets/Listener/listener.py

EDIT [2]

Guys, I have followed the source code. There maybe a problem here, but when I execute it manually, it works:

http://pastebin.com/qsWHNzqT

linux cron crontab

edited Sep 30 '16 at 23:47

FractalSpace

3,40822840

asked Jan 4 '12 at 13:46

guisantogui

1,33333371

edited Sep 30 '16 at 23:47

FractalSpace

3,40822840

asked Jan 4 '12 at 13:46

guisantogui

1,33333371

edited Sep 30 '16 at 23:47

FractalSpace

3,40822840

edited Sep 30 '16 at 23:47

FractalSpace

3,40822840

edited Sep 30 '16 at 23:47

FractalSpace

3,40822840

asked Jan 4 '12 at 13:46

guisantogui

1,33333371

asked Jan 4 '12 at 13:46

guisantogui

1,33333371

asked Jan 4 '12 at 13:46

guisantogui

1,33333371

When you say "it doesn't change anything". Does it show an error, does it not run? What is the behaviour?

– Raul Marengo
Jan 4 '12 at 15:47

is "Documets" instead of "Documents" intentional?

– Raul Marengo
Jan 4 '12 at 15:48

Simply doesn't occurs anything. :(

– guisantogui
Jan 4 '12 at 15:53

This sort of goes beyond the scope of the question but, what do you expect your "listener.py" script to do? Does it do anything that could indicate that it has run? Do ps -ef | grep 'crond' in your command line to check if cron is running.

– Raul Marengo
Jan 4 '12 at 15:57

No, this script send several cURL's commands to another computer. When I execute the "ps -f | grep 'crond'", it returns this: "souza 4736 3947 0 14:01 pts/1 00:00:00 grep --color=auto crond"

– guisantogui
Jan 4 '12 at 16:00

|
show 22 more comments

When you say "it doesn't change anything". Does it show an error, does it not run? What is the behaviour?

– Raul Marengo
Jan 4 '12 at 15:47

is "Documets" instead of "Documents" intentional?

– Raul Marengo
Jan 4 '12 at 15:48

Simply doesn't occurs anything. :(

– guisantogui
Jan 4 '12 at 15:53

This sort of goes beyond the scope of the question but, what do you expect your "listener.py" script to do? Does it do anything that could indicate that it has run? Do ps -ef | grep 'crond' in your command line to check if cron is running.

– Raul Marengo
Jan 4 '12 at 15:57

No, this script send several cURL's commands to another computer. When I execute the "ps -f | grep 'crond'", it returns this: "souza 4736 3947 0 14:01 pts/1 00:00:00 grep --color=auto crond"

– guisantogui
Jan 4 '12 at 16:00

When you say "it doesn't change anything". Does it show an error, does it not run? What is the behaviour?

– Raul Marengo
Jan 4 '12 at 15:47

is "Documets" instead of "Documents" intentional?

– Raul Marengo
Jan 4 '12 at 15:48

Simply doesn't occurs anything. :(

– guisantogui
Jan 4 '12 at 15:53

This sort of goes beyond the scope of the question but, what do you expect your "listener.py" script to do? Does it do anything that could indicate that it has run? Do ps -ef | grep 'crond' in your command line to check if cron is running.

– Raul Marengo
Jan 4 '12 at 15:57

No, this script send several cURL's commands to another computer. When I execute the "ps -f | grep 'crond'", it returns this: "souza 4736 3947 0 14:01 pts/1 00:00:00 grep --color=auto crond"

– guisantogui
Jan 4 '12 at 16:00

|
show 22 more comments

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108

Just use crontab -e and follow the tutorial here:

http://adminschoice.com/crontab-quick-reference

Look at point 3 for a guide on how to specify the frequency.

Based on your requirement, it should effectively be:

*/10 * * * * /usr/bin/python script.py

edited Jan 4 '12 at 14:08

answered Jan 4 '12 at 13:50

Raul Marengo

1,7371119

1

I follow this tutorial, but when i save the file appears a message: "/tmp/crontab.JTQ0My/crontab":22: bad minute errors in crontab file, can't install. Do you want to retry the same edit? (y/n)" if I type "y", I've returned to file edit. And if I type "n" the file is not saved. I add this line at last line of the file: "/1 * * * * /usr/bin/python script.py"

– guisantogui
Jan 4 '12 at 13:56

@guisantogui there is a point in the tutorial that explains that using "/1" might not be supported by all operating systems. What operating system are you running this on?

– Raul Marengo
Jan 4 '12 at 14:02

3

@guisantogui just noticed you are missing a "*" before the "/"

– Raul Marengo
Jan 4 '12 at 14:03

another way is to add an env declaration in your script.py. See my comments to the accepted solution at: stackoverflow.com/questions/25633737/python-crontab-and-paths

– Quetzalcoatl
Sep 3 '14 at 14:56

What if you want to execute the script.py only in the given directory?

– Shubham A.
Jan 3 '18 at 10:09

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show 3 more comments

Put your script in a file foo.py starting with

#!/usr/bin/python

then give execute permission to that script using

chmod a+x foo.py

and use the full path of your foo.py file in your crontab.

See documentation of execve(2) which is handling the shebang

edited Nov 7 '15 at 16:47

answered Jan 4 '12 at 13:51

Basile Starynkevitch

178k13169365

is #!/bin/sh good for shell scripts?

– Tomer
May 14 '17 at 12:19

1

@Tomer If they are POSIX sh shell scripts then yes. If they use nonstandard features specific to ksh, zsh, or bash then they need to be run using that specific shell.

– tripleee
Jul 22 '18 at 13:58

add a comment |

As you have mentioned doesn't changes anything,

First, you should redirect both stdin and stderr from crontab execution like below:

*/2 * * * * /usr/bin/python /home/souza/Documets/Listener/listener.py > /tmp/listener.log 2>&1

then you can view the file /tmp/listener.log to see if the script executed as you expect.

Second, guess what you mean change anything is by watching the files created by your program:

f = file('counter', 'r+w')
json_file = file('json_file_create_server.json','r+w')

the crontab job above won't create these file in directory /home/souza/Documets/Listener, as the cron job is not executed in this directory, and you use relative path in the program. So to create these file in directory /home/souza/Documets/Listener, the following cron job will do the trick:

*/2 * * * * cd /home/souza/Documets/Listener && /usr/bin/python listener.py > /tmp/listener.log 2>&1

Change to the working directory and execute the script from there, then you can view the files created in place.

answered Jan 12 '16 at 3:33

greenqy

26635

what is 2>&1 mean?

– Mohideen ibn Mohammed
Feb 21 '18 at 12:30

@MohideenibnMohammed redirect error messages (stderr) to the visible command line (stdout)

– Juha Untinen
Apr 3 '18 at 15:05

add a comment |

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108

Just use crontab -e and follow the tutorial here:

http://adminschoice.com/crontab-quick-reference

Look at point 3 for a guide on how to specify the frequency.

Based on your requirement, it should effectively be:

*/10 * * * * /usr/bin/python script.py

edited Jan 4 '12 at 14:08

answered Jan 4 '12 at 13:50

Raul Marengo

1,7371119

1

I follow this tutorial, but when i save the file appears a message: "/tmp/crontab.JTQ0My/crontab":22: bad minute errors in crontab file, can't install. Do you want to retry the same edit? (y/n)" if I type "y", I've returned to file edit. And if I type "n" the file is not saved. I add this line at last line of the file: "/1 * * * * /usr/bin/python script.py"

– guisantogui
Jan 4 '12 at 13:56

@guisantogui there is a point in the tutorial that explains that using "/1" might not be supported by all operating systems. What operating system are you running this on?

– Raul Marengo
Jan 4 '12 at 14:02

3

@guisantogui just noticed you are missing a "*" before the "/"

– Raul Marengo
Jan 4 '12 at 14:03

another way is to add an env declaration in your script.py. See my comments to the accepted solution at: stackoverflow.com/questions/25633737/python-crontab-and-paths

– Quetzalcoatl
Sep 3 '14 at 14:56

What if you want to execute the script.py only in the given directory?

– Shubham A.
Jan 3 '18 at 10:09

|
show 3 more comments

108

Just use crontab -e and follow the tutorial here:

http://adminschoice.com/crontab-quick-reference

Look at point 3 for a guide on how to specify the frequency.

Based on your requirement, it should effectively be:

*/10 * * * * /usr/bin/python script.py

edited Jan 4 '12 at 14:08

answered Jan 4 '12 at 13:50

Raul Marengo

1,7371119

1

I follow this tutorial, but when i save the file appears a message: "/tmp/crontab.JTQ0My/crontab":22: bad minute errors in crontab file, can't install. Do you want to retry the same edit? (y/n)" if I type "y", I've returned to file edit. And if I type "n" the file is not saved. I add this line at last line of the file: "/1 * * * * /usr/bin/python script.py"

– guisantogui
Jan 4 '12 at 13:56

@guisantogui there is a point in the tutorial that explains that using "/1" might not be supported by all operating systems. What operating system are you running this on?

– Raul Marengo
Jan 4 '12 at 14:02

3

@guisantogui just noticed you are missing a "*" before the "/"

– Raul Marengo
Jan 4 '12 at 14:03

another way is to add an env declaration in your script.py. See my comments to the accepted solution at: stackoverflow.com/questions/25633737/python-crontab-and-paths

– Quetzalcoatl
Sep 3 '14 at 14:56

What if you want to execute the script.py only in the given directory?

– Shubham A.
Jan 3 '18 at 10:09

|
show 3 more comments

108

Just use crontab -e and follow the tutorial here:

http://adminschoice.com/crontab-quick-reference

Look at point 3 for a guide on how to specify the frequency.

Based on your requirement, it should effectively be:

*/10 * * * * /usr/bin/python script.py

edited Jan 4 '12 at 14:08

answered Jan 4 '12 at 13:50

Raul Marengo

1,7371119

Just use crontab -e and follow the tutorial here:

http://adminschoice.com/crontab-quick-reference

Look at point 3 for a guide on how to specify the frequency.

Based on your requirement, it should effectively be:

*/10 * * * * /usr/bin/python script.py

edited Jan 4 '12 at 14:08

answered Jan 4 '12 at 13:50

Raul Marengo

1,7371119

edited Jan 4 '12 at 14:08

answered Jan 4 '12 at 13:50

Raul Marengo

1,7371119

answered Jan 4 '12 at 13:50

Raul Marengo

1,7371119

answered Jan 4 '12 at 13:50

Raul Marengo

1,7371119

1

I follow this tutorial, but when i save the file appears a message: "/tmp/crontab.JTQ0My/crontab":22: bad minute errors in crontab file, can't install. Do you want to retry the same edit? (y/n)" if I type "y", I've returned to file edit. And if I type "n" the file is not saved. I add this line at last line of the file: "/1 * * * * /usr/bin/python script.py"

– guisantogui
Jan 4 '12 at 13:56

@guisantogui there is a point in the tutorial that explains that using "/1" might not be supported by all operating systems. What operating system are you running this on?

– Raul Marengo
Jan 4 '12 at 14:02

3

@guisantogui just noticed you are missing a "*" before the "/"

– Raul Marengo
Jan 4 '12 at 14:03

another way is to add an env declaration in your script.py. See my comments to the accepted solution at: stackoverflow.com/questions/25633737/python-crontab-and-paths

– Quetzalcoatl
Sep 3 '14 at 14:56

What if you want to execute the script.py only in the given directory?

– Shubham A.
Jan 3 '18 at 10:09

|
show 3 more comments

1

I follow this tutorial, but when i save the file appears a message: "/tmp/crontab.JTQ0My/crontab":22: bad minute errors in crontab file, can't install. Do you want to retry the same edit? (y/n)" if I type "y", I've returned to file edit. And if I type "n" the file is not saved. I add this line at last line of the file: "/1 * * * * /usr/bin/python script.py"

– guisantogui
Jan 4 '12 at 13:56

@guisantogui there is a point in the tutorial that explains that using "/1" might not be supported by all operating systems. What operating system are you running this on?

– Raul Marengo
Jan 4 '12 at 14:02

3

@guisantogui just noticed you are missing a "*" before the "/"

– Raul Marengo
Jan 4 '12 at 14:03

another way is to add an env declaration in your script.py. See my comments to the accepted solution at: stackoverflow.com/questions/25633737/python-crontab-and-paths

– Quetzalcoatl
Sep 3 '14 at 14:56

What if you want to execute the script.py only in the given directory?

– Shubham A.
Jan 3 '18 at 10:09

I follow this tutorial, but when i save the file appears a message: "/tmp/crontab.JTQ0My/crontab":22: bad minute errors in crontab file, can't install. Do you want to retry the same edit? (y/n)" if I type "y", I've returned to file edit. And if I type "n" the file is not saved. I add this line at last line of the file: "/1 * * * * /usr/bin/python script.py"

– guisantogui
Jan 4 '12 at 13:56

@guisantogui there is a point in the tutorial that explains that using "/1" might not be supported by all operating systems. What operating system are you running this on?

– Raul Marengo
Jan 4 '12 at 14:02

@guisantogui just noticed you are missing a "*" before the "/"

– Raul Marengo
Jan 4 '12 at 14:03

another way is to add an env declaration in your script.py. See my comments to the accepted solution at: stackoverflow.com/questions/25633737/python-crontab-and-paths

– Quetzalcoatl
Sep 3 '14 at 14:56

What if you want to execute the script.py only in the given directory?

– Shubham A.
Jan 3 '18 at 10:09

|
show 3 more comments

Put your script in a file foo.py starting with

#!/usr/bin/python

then give execute permission to that script using

chmod a+x foo.py

and use the full path of your foo.py file in your crontab.

See documentation of execve(2) which is handling the shebang

edited Nov 7 '15 at 16:47

answered Jan 4 '12 at 13:51

Basile Starynkevitch

178k13169365

is #!/bin/sh good for shell scripts?

– Tomer
May 14 '17 at 12:19

1

@Tomer If they are POSIX sh shell scripts then yes. If they use nonstandard features specific to ksh, zsh, or bash then they need to be run using that specific shell.

– tripleee
Jul 22 '18 at 13:58

add a comment |

Put your script in a file foo.py starting with

#!/usr/bin/python

then give execute permission to that script using

chmod a+x foo.py

and use the full path of your foo.py file in your crontab.

See documentation of execve(2) which is handling the shebang

edited Nov 7 '15 at 16:47

answered Jan 4 '12 at 13:51

Basile Starynkevitch

178k13169365

is #!/bin/sh good for shell scripts?

– Tomer
May 14 '17 at 12:19

1

@Tomer If they are POSIX sh shell scripts then yes. If they use nonstandard features specific to ksh, zsh, or bash then they need to be run using that specific shell.

– tripleee
Jul 22 '18 at 13:58

add a comment |

Put your script in a file foo.py starting with

#!/usr/bin/python

then give execute permission to that script using

chmod a+x foo.py

and use the full path of your foo.py file in your crontab.

See documentation of execve(2) which is handling the shebang

edited Nov 7 '15 at 16:47

answered Jan 4 '12 at 13:51

Basile Starynkevitch

178k13169365

Put your script in a file foo.py starting with

#!/usr/bin/python

then give execute permission to that script using

chmod a+x foo.py

and use the full path of your foo.py file in your crontab.

See documentation of execve(2) which is handling the shebang

edited Nov 7 '15 at 16:47

answered Jan 4 '12 at 13:51

Basile Starynkevitch

178k13169365

edited Nov 7 '15 at 16:47

answered Jan 4 '12 at 13:51

Basile Starynkevitch

178k13169365

answered Jan 4 '12 at 13:51

Basile Starynkevitch

178k13169365

answered Jan 4 '12 at 13:51

Basile Starynkevitch

178k13169365

is #!/bin/sh good for shell scripts?

– Tomer
May 14 '17 at 12:19

1

@Tomer If they are POSIX sh shell scripts then yes. If they use nonstandard features specific to ksh, zsh, or bash then they need to be run using that specific shell.

– tripleee
Jul 22 '18 at 13:58

add a comment |

is #!/bin/sh good for shell scripts?

– Tomer
May 14 '17 at 12:19

1

@Tomer If they are POSIX sh shell scripts then yes. If they use nonstandard features specific to ksh, zsh, or bash then they need to be run using that specific shell.

– tripleee
Jul 22 '18 at 13:58

is #!/bin/sh good for shell scripts?

– Tomer
May 14 '17 at 12:19

@Tomer If they are POSIX sh shell scripts then yes. If they use nonstandard features specific to ksh, zsh, or bash then they need to be run using that specific shell.

– tripleee
Jul 22 '18 at 13:58

add a comment |

As you have mentioned doesn't changes anything,

First, you should redirect both stdin and stderr from crontab execution like below:

*/2 * * * * /usr/bin/python /home/souza/Documets/Listener/listener.py > /tmp/listener.log 2>&1

then you can view the file /tmp/listener.log to see if the script executed as you expect.

Second, guess what you mean change anything is by watching the files created by your program:

f = file('counter', 'r+w')
json_file = file('json_file_create_server.json','r+w')

*/2 * * * * cd /home/souza/Documets/Listener && /usr/bin/python listener.py > /tmp/listener.log 2>&1

Change to the working directory and execute the script from there, then you can view the files created in place.

answered Jan 12 '16 at 3:33

greenqy

26635

what is 2>&1 mean?

– Mohideen ibn Mohammed
Feb 21 '18 at 12:30

@MohideenibnMohammed redirect error messages (stderr) to the visible command line (stdout)

– Juha Untinen
Apr 3 '18 at 15:05

add a comment |

As you have mentioned doesn't changes anything,

First, you should redirect both stdin and stderr from crontab execution like below:

*/2 * * * * /usr/bin/python /home/souza/Documets/Listener/listener.py > /tmp/listener.log 2>&1

then you can view the file /tmp/listener.log to see if the script executed as you expect.

Second, guess what you mean change anything is by watching the files created by your program:

f = file('counter', 'r+w')
json_file = file('json_file_create_server.json','r+w')

*/2 * * * * cd /home/souza/Documets/Listener && /usr/bin/python listener.py > /tmp/listener.log 2>&1

Change to the working directory and execute the script from there, then you can view the files created in place.

answered Jan 12 '16 at 3:33

greenqy

26635

what is 2>&1 mean?

– Mohideen ibn Mohammed
Feb 21 '18 at 12:30

@MohideenibnMohammed redirect error messages (stderr) to the visible command line (stdout)

– Juha Untinen
Apr 3 '18 at 15:05

add a comment |

As you have mentioned doesn't changes anything,

First, you should redirect both stdin and stderr from crontab execution like below:

*/2 * * * * /usr/bin/python /home/souza/Documets/Listener/listener.py > /tmp/listener.log 2>&1

then you can view the file /tmp/listener.log to see if the script executed as you expect.

Second, guess what you mean change anything is by watching the files created by your program:

f = file('counter', 'r+w')
json_file = file('json_file_create_server.json','r+w')

*/2 * * * * cd /home/souza/Documets/Listener && /usr/bin/python listener.py > /tmp/listener.log 2>&1

Change to the working directory and execute the script from there, then you can view the files created in place.

answered Jan 12 '16 at 3:33

greenqy

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As you have mentioned doesn't changes anything,

First, you should redirect both stdin and stderr from crontab execution like below:

*/2 * * * * /usr/bin/python /home/souza/Documets/Listener/listener.py > /tmp/listener.log 2>&1

then you can view the file /tmp/listener.log to see if the script executed as you expect.

Second, guess what you mean change anything is by watching the files created by your program:

f = file('counter', 'r+w')
json_file = file('json_file_create_server.json','r+w')

*/2 * * * * cd /home/souza/Documets/Listener && /usr/bin/python listener.py > /tmp/listener.log 2>&1

Change to the working directory and execute the script from there, then you can view the files created in place.

answered Jan 12 '16 at 3:33

greenqy

26635

answered Jan 12 '16 at 3:33

greenqy

26635

answered Jan 12 '16 at 3:33

greenqy

26635

answered Jan 12 '16 at 3:33

greenqy

26635

what is 2>&1 mean?

– Mohideen ibn Mohammed
Feb 21 '18 at 12:30

@MohideenibnMohammed redirect error messages (stderr) to the visible command line (stdout)

– Juha Untinen
Apr 3 '18 at 15:05

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what is 2>&1 mean?

– Mohideen ibn Mohammed
Feb 21 '18 at 12:30

@MohideenibnMohammed redirect error messages (stderr) to the visible command line (stdout)

– Juha Untinen
Apr 3 '18 at 15:05

what is 2>&1 mean?

– Mohideen ibn Mohammed
Feb 21 '18 at 12:30

@MohideenibnMohammed redirect error messages (stderr) to the visible command line (stdout)

– Juha Untinen
Apr 3 '18 at 15:05

add a comment |

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