[Solved] Bash: Want to supress output but still have it recorded

Gen2ly · 2012-08-23 12:40:54

I'd like to run a test, have it known but the output not to show. How do I do this?

[[ -z $(ls -1 screencast-[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]*) ]] && echo hi

If I send it to /dev/null it doesn't get recorded, what do I do?

Last edited by Gen2ly (2012-08-23 14:08:00)

Trilby · 2012-08-23 12:42:23

Send it to a file - or a variable.

*think I must be missing something*

Oh, after reading better I think I get it, though the answer would be the same. Do you only want the return code of the command used for the test while other output is ignored? Various options depending on your need:

commmand >/dev/null
[[ $? -eq 0 ]] && conditionally-executed-command

[[ `command >/dev/null` ]] && conditionally-executed-command

command > ~/my.log

VARIABLE_LOG=$(command)

Last edited by Trilby (2012-08-23 12:46:26)

Gen2ly · 2012-08-23 14:07:44

Oy, was up late , I couldn't see through the fog with my blunder. Thanks for seeing through it though, exactly what I needed.

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#1 2012-08-23 12:40:54

[Solved] Bash: Want to supress output but still have it recorded

#2 2012-08-23 12:42:23

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