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Old 07-29-2005, 09:36 PM   #1
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write errors to log file, instead of /dev/null

How can I write the error to the log file, instead of sending it to /dev/null ? I need the user to be able to read the error in the log ? Thanks
 
Old 07-30-2005, 02:56 AM   #2
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what exactly u want...
'coz for the question u asked it can be as simple as replacin "/dev/null" to " 2> <logfile_path>/log.txt"
then vi the file.
 
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