Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!mcdchg!ddsw1!karl From: karl@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Karl Denninger) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards Subject: Re: Autologout of unused terminals Summary: "at -qb" executes "at now", as does "batch" on System V machines Message-ID: <2328@ddsw1.MCS.COM> Date: 4 Dec 88 00:31:04 GMT References: <2682@sultra.UUCP> <826@starfish.Convergent.COM> <7043@chinet.chi.il.us> <8994@rpp386.Dallas.TX.US> Reply-To: karl@ddsw1.MCS.COM(Karl Denninger) Organization: Macro Computer Solutions, Inc., Mundelein, IL Lines: 20 In article <8994@rpp386.Dallas.TX.US> jfh@rpp386.Dallas.TX.US (The Beach Bum) writes: :In article <7043@chinet.chi.il.us> les@chinet.chi.il.us (Leslie Mikesell) writes: :>Or you could use "at now" which will mail any output to you. :>Neither is very useful if there is any chance that you will be prompted :>for new media. :This *IS* comp.unix.WIZARDS. Please RTFM before posting. :The manual page for at(1) states "\fBat now\fR will respond with the :error message too late." Try "batch" or "at -qb" (same thing as "batch"); all this assumes System VR2 or above. Speaking of RTFM jfh.... :-) -- Karl Denninger (karl@ddsw1.MCS.COM, ddsw1!karl) Data: [+1 312 566-8912], Voice: [+1 312 566-8910] Macro Computer Solutions, Inc. "Quality solutions at a fair price"