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send ALL (even errors) to null:
send ALL (even errors) to null:
  * * * * *      root    /usr/local/sbin/mycommand.sh > <code>/dev/null 2>&1</code>
  * * * * *      root    /usr/local/sbin/mycommand.sh <code>> /dev/null 2>&1</code>


send only normal output to null (will still email errors):
send only normal output to null (will still email errors):
  * * * * *      root    /usr/local/sbin/mycommand.sh > <code>/dev/null</code>
  * * * * *      root    /usr/local/sbin/mycommand.sh <code>> /dev/null</code>

Revision as of 12:02, 4 March 2018

to edit the crontab of a user

sudo crontab -u username -e

root crontab:

sudo crontab -e

send ALL (even errors) to null:

* * * * *       root    /usr/local/sbin/mycommand.sh > /dev/null 2>&1

send only normal output to null (will still email errors):

* * * * *       root    /usr/local/sbin/mycommand.sh > /dev/null