Output of Custom package scripts to terminal

vibhor_agarwali · March 27, 2009, 8:04am

Hi,

I am doing some testing with creation of depots on HP-UX systems (11.11).

Want to display some echo statements based on the processing during checkinstall, pre & postinstall scripts on the terminal.

The echo statements are getting directed to /var/adm/sw/swagent.log
I want to display them at the terminal itself while the installation process is going on.
If I write "tail /var/adm/sw/swagent.log", that doesn't get displayed on terminal during the installation process.

How can i do it?
Thanks

Franklin52 · March 27, 2009, 8:42am

Try:

tail -f /var/adm/sw/swagent.log

Regards

vibhor_agarwali · March 27, 2009, 8:48am

Where?

If i do that after the install ends, my purpose is defeated as i want to see the output runtime.
If i do that during the installation process from any custom script, i still not get the output on terminal.

Franklin52 · March 27, 2009, 8:58am

Start the command on another terminal before the installation proces.

Regards

vibhor_agarwali · March 27, 2009, 9:16am

That are workarounds.

Isn't it possible by any way to display the progress of custom scripts by "echo" statements on the same terminal in any way.

vbe · March 27, 2009, 9:46am

Why didnt you use | tee <outfile.file>?

Perderabo · March 27, 2009, 9:27pm

echo hello world > /dev/tty

vibhor_agarwali · March 30, 2009, 2:31am

Thanks Perderabo,
Redirecting to the tty worked.

Tee won't help me as the standard output goes to the log file and the redirected one isn't visible to me runtime.