Hi folks,

I am periodically logging the output of ps aux to a file and I want to
tack on a couple newlines but I can't get the command phrased
correctly.

I have tried various ways but most recently:

/bin/cat /bin/ps aux "\n\n" >> /home/foo/ps.log

Also tried

bin/cat | /bin/ps aux . "\n\n" >> /home/nolaflash/ps.log

How is this done correctlty?

TIA!

JG

David Martin, NolaFlash.com wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I am periodically logging the output of ps aux to a file and I want to
> tack on a couple newlines but I can't get the command phrased
> correctly.
>
> I have tried various ways but most recently:
>
> /bin/cat /bin/ps aux "\n\n" >> /home/foo/ps.log
>
> Also tried
>
> bin/cat | /bin/ps aux . "\n\n" >> /home/nolaflash/ps.log
>
> How is this done correctlty?

One possibility...

{ /bin/ps aux ; echo ; echo ; } >> /home/nolaflash/ps.log


Janis

>
> TIA!
>
> JG

On Mar 23, 7:14 pm, Janis Papanagnou <Janis_Papanag...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
> David Martin, NolaFlash.com wrote:
> > Hi folks,
>
> > I am periodically logging the output of ps aux to a file and I want to
> > tack on a couple newlines but I can't get the command phrased
> > correctly.
>
> > I have tried various ways but most recently:
>
> > /bin/cat /bin/ps aux "\n\n" >> /home/foo/ps.log
>
> > Also tried
>
> > bin/cat | /bin/ps aux . "\n\n" >> /home/nolaflash/ps.log
>
> > How is this done correctlty?
>
> One possibility...
>
> { /bin/ps aux ; echo ; echo ; } >> /home/nolaflash/ps.log
>
> Janis
>
>
>
> > TIA!
>
> > JG

Thanks!

jg