Re: [FW-1] Too large log file

[tolits <ral@FW1-NOSPAMCODEWAN.COM.PH>]

thanks. Im just confused with Channel 2, is it the same as errorlevel?

Jörg Oertel wrote:

tolits schrieb:
>
> im new to this thing, what's "/dev/null 2 &1" for?
> > >
> > >$FWDIR/bin/fw logswitch > /dev/null 2>&1

Unix syntax.

>               = redirection
/dev/null       = null device. Means "send output to nowhere"
2>&1            = Output channel redirection. Channel 2 is the error messages
channel, 1 is standard output
                  Means: "Send error messages to where you send normal output"

In this context it means: run the program "fw" with function "logswitch"
and don't display normal and error messages.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Jörg Oertel

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