Re: Non-interactive shell and /dev/null

["nate" <debian-user@aphroland.org>]

Try KDE said:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I noticed some shell script, for example  those under /etc/cron.*/, uses
> "command > /dev/null" style. I think it's because they know the scripts
> is run under non-interactive shell. My question is, what would happen if
> ">/dev/null" is removed and the command tries to print something to
> "standand out" (who knows where it is :)  Will that cause real trouble
> or simply leaves mess on some virtual console?

probably leave a mess, I can't imagine (not)redirecting output to /dev/null
could cause any permanent damage

nate