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  2. From: Frank da Cruz <fdc@columbia.edu>
  3. Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
  4. Subject: Re: Command line switches
  5. Date: 9 Dec 2003 23:22:30 GMT
  6. Organization: Columbia University
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  17.  
  18. In article <r3jctvgfef9a4c1fdqup61vn5n6dg6s43o@4ax.com>,
  19. Chris@bundy.co.uk wrote:
  20. : On 9 Dec 2003 16:42:25 GMT, Frank da Cruz <fdc@columbia.edu> wrote:
  21. : 
  22. : It still hangs, and session.log is new not
  23. : appended to but replaced.
  24. : 
  25. : when I run the file fred on its own its fine,
  26. : server01# more fred
  27. : #!/usr/kermit/work/kermit
  28. :   set modem type none
  29. :   set line /dev/cuaa0
  30. :   if fail exit 1
  31. :   set exit warning off
  32. :   set speed 9600
  33. :   log session /var/log/session.log
  34. :   if fail exit 1
  35. : INPUT -1 STRING_THAT_WILL_NEVER_COME.
  36. : #CONNECT
  37. : 
  38. : server01# more /usr/local/etc/rc.d/phone.sh
  39. :  #!/bin/sh
  40. :  /var/log/fred
  41. :  exit
  42. : server01#.
  43. : 
  44. Assuming that that (a) /var/log/fred has execute permission, and
  45. (b) /usr/kermit/work/kermit is the true path of the Kermit executable,
  46. then it might be hanging because Kermit is printing some messages to
  47. stdout but there *is* no stdout.  In that case use:
  48.  
  49.   #!/bin/sh
  50.   /var/log/fred > /dev/null
  51.   exit
  52.  
  53. or:
  54.  
  55.   #!/bin/sh
  56.   /usr/kermit/work/kermit /var/log/fred > /dev/null
  57.   exit
  58.  
  59. - Frank
  60.