redirecting output in cron job not working

[Mark Haney]

g wrote:
> Cameron Simpson wrote:
>> Probably, yes, if he wants an accumulating log.
>> Alternatively, it can be convenient to make a "log per day" (or
>> whatever).
> 
>> Thanks for pointing that out.
> you are welcome.
> 
> my thinking was that he was running several per day and if he did not check
> often, he might be wondering again.
> 
> i hang `date` to end of file names when i do not want to read back thru a
> long file.
> 
> anyway, later.
> 

Honestly, I don't want any output sent via email /unless/ the script 
fails.  That's what I don't get.  Why it was sending these emails in the 
first place, then not, now it is again.  I really don't want to log 
anything on a successful run of the script, since there should be 
nothing to report.  It's only on a failure that I want something logged.


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