Can't redirection output of daemon to a text file

DarksideEE7 · 2009-12-11 22:59:28

I'm just trying to save some data from the command:

sudo /etc/rc.d/laptop-mode status

using

sudo /etc/rc.d/laptop-mode status > ~/lapstatus.out

I am able to pipe the stdout to less easily using:

sudo laptop-mode status |less

I'm not getting anything but a 2 byte file that's empty.

I'm sure I'm missing something obvious, so if anyone has any suggestions feel free to enlighten me.

jasonwryan · 2009-12-11 23:08:07

I would try

cat /etc/rc.d/laptop-mode status > ~/.lapstatus.out

DarksideEE7 · 2009-12-11 23:13:48

jasonwryan wrote:

I would try

cat /etc/rc.d/laptop-mode status > ~/.lapstatus.out

Actually catting out the daemon huh? Well I suppose it's worth a shot. Let me try.

Well no, just as I suspected it actually cats the code out (not the output of the program) in that case.

Last edited by DarksideEE7 (2009-12-11 23:14:34)

DarksideEE7 · 2009-12-11 23:19:16

Ah, figured it out. You gave me an idea.............I redirected stdout to cat:
sudo laptop-mode status |cat > ~/laptop.out
Worked like a charm. I'm not sure why simple redirection didn't work, but oh well.

jasonwryan · 2009-12-11 23:26:36

Sweet: 'cause I had nothing else...

DarksideEE7 · 2009-12-11 23:39:42

BTW have you tried that package on your eeePC? I just installed it and it helps quite a bit on battery consumption.

jasonwryan · 2009-12-11 23:42:05

Yes - it's a terrific package.

DarksideEE7 · 2009-12-11 23:45:35

I agree. I saw that dwm link in your sig....I've seen others running it as well. I'm going to check it out.

jasonwryan · 2009-12-11 23:52:56

I didn't think it would be all that great on the Eee (I was using Openbox). But now I love it: takes up hardly any space, uses maximum screen real estate and allows you to customize exactly how all apps behave. Brilliant!

DarksideEE7 · 2009-12-12 00:13:37

I won't be using it as my primary DE, as I use KDEmod and absolutely love it. However I love to test out new DEs, so I'm going to check it out.

PirateJonno · 2009-12-12 12:18:24

DarksideEE7 wrote:

Worked like a charm. I'm not sure why simple redirection didn't work, but oh well.

I could be wrong but maybe it's something to do with coloured output? Anyway nvm.

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Can't redirection output of daemon to a text file

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