Monthly Archives: March 2008

* ERROR: wrong args ( > ) when redirecting output from an init script

By Graham | March 22, 2008

While writing a script to help ease maintenance of my Gentoo installation (i.e. the portage tree) I came across the following error when trying to redirect the standard output of stopping/starting the rsync deamon
/etc/init.d/rsyncd stop > /dev/null
..stopping rsyncd..
* ERROR: wrong args ( > )
The line in the script was:
$SUDO /etc/init.d/rsyncd stop $QUIET_REDIRECT
where $QUIET_REDIRECT=”> [...]

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Sigma 24-70 f2.8 Macro

By Graham | March 1, 2008

Well.. it’s a good lens if you get a good copy.. the current copy I have isn’t too sharp and it keeps mis-focusing! I just can’t quite afford the Canon 24-70 f2.8 L lens yet :(
Well I am working on selling prints etc. See my new website grussellphotography.com
I will have an exhibition in the new [...]

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