rsync script error Script running -skipping . snapshots thank you !

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Thank you for the detail!
Stephen



Stephen Goldman 
System Administrator
MIT Biology
sgoldman-3s7WtUTddSA at public.gmane.org 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Chonak" <rac-7q86n6wRh+gPnHn3N7+5xA at public.gmane.org>
To: "sgoldman" <sgoldman-3s7WtUTddSA at public.gmane.org>
Cc: "Blu unix (blu)" <discuss-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 9:22 PM
Subject: Re: rsync script error Script running -skipping . snapshots


> On 12/12/2009 06:50 PM, sgoldman wrote:
> 
>> I will verify after I see the mail message in my inbox.
> 
>>
>> [root@ ~]# vi bakdir
>> #!/bin/bash
>> /usr/bin/rsync -avz --delete --exclude ".snapshot" /mnt/external/.
>> /data/biomicro/external >> /var/log/rsync/backup.log && mail -s "cron
>> job external ran" sgoldman-3s7WtUTddSA at public.gmane.org
> 
> 
> You may need to specify the input stream of "mail" explicitly: e.g., 
> 'mail -s "cron job external ran" sgoldman-3s7WtUTddSA at public.gmane.org </dev/null' .
> 
> Also, "&&" has the effect "if successful, then"; so the 'mail' command 
> would only run if rsync returns a successful status.  If you change that 
> to "||", it'll execute mail regardless.
> 
> --RC
>