Re: keeping tar quiet in script


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?


a "> /dev/null" redirects stdout to /dev/null, but stderr is left
untouched.
a "&> /dev/null" redirects both stdout and stderr to /dev/null.

A google search for redirection bash brings you here:




Tnx,


Peter

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