keeping tar quiet in script

From: Peter Teunissen <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 21:48:27 +0200

Hi all,

I'm using a simple script for making backups with tar. I can't make tar quiet, so cron keeps mailing me 'Removing leading `/' from member names' . Adding > /dev/null doesn't help. What can I do to catch tar's output and keep it from shouting all over the place?

Tnx,

Peter

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