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fauxdeluxe

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From: en_GB.UTF-8

Registered: 2010-01-10

Posts: 11

[SOLVED] rc.sysinit linebreaks

Hi there,

I have a small script that I wish to run during the sysinit process. I have inserted it into rc.sysinit as below.

stat_busy "Description of task"
/dir/to/foo.sh
stat_done

This runs fine, but as with other tasks that spew text during their operation, they end up echoing to the screen after the [BUSY] marker. Is there a simple way to cure this so the output text appears below a few \n or is suppressed? It doesn't hinder the system at all, but it annoys the heck out of me, and I am sure some of you can appreciate that we can be rather compulsive when it comes to being neat and tidy with our systems.

Any ideas?

Last edited by fauxdeluxe (2010-01-25 21:21:18)

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perbh

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From: Republic of Texas

Registered: 2005-03-04

Posts: 765

Re: [SOLVED] rc.sysinit linebreaks

Yup - you can serialize the boot sequence - but that will increase your boot-time.
So - how often do you boot? It's (usually) just a small fraction of your uptime - can't quite see the fuss ....

ataraxia

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From: Pittsburgh

Registered: 2007-05-06

Posts: 1,553

Re: [SOLVED] rc.sysinit linebreaks

Why not the usual?

/dir/to/foo.sh > /dev/null 2>&1

JohannesSM64

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From: Norway

Registered: 2009-10-11

Posts: 623

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Re: [SOLVED] rc.sysinit linebreaks

or &>/dev/null

fauxdeluxe

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From: en_GB.UTF-8

Registered: 2010-01-10

Posts: 11

Re: [SOLVED] rc.sysinit linebreaks

Thanks guys. That didn't occur to me as I am not as well versed in bashery as you obviously are.

That works perfectly to keep my OCD at bay.

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