[systemd-devel] How to modify files from within systemd *.service? (for example using /bin/echo and stdout redirection)

[Peter Lemenkov]

Hello!

2012/5/26 Joachim <joachim.banzhaf at googlemail.com>:
> It doesnt work because redirects are a shell feature and systemd starts
> programs without the help of a shell. So this line
>
> ExecStart=/bin/echo 2 > /tmp/test.txt
>
> would need to be transformed into
>
> ExecStart=/bin/bash -c 'echo 2 > /tmp/test.txt'
>
> untested, but should work.


Thanks - this indeed works. I just tested it.

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With best regards, Peter Lemenkov.