re[2]: Gaurenteed file write??

[Greg Freemyer <freemyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 >>  On Tue, Oct 15, 2002 at 02:03:21PM -0400, Greg Freemyer wrote:
 >>  > I have an iteration counter that I update every night.
 >>  > 
 >>  >     echo $ITERATION > /backup/iteration
 >>  > 
 >>  > Recently this file was reset to 0.

 >>  You might want to think about storing $ITERNATION as part of a file
 >>  name instead of in a file.  That way $ITERATION is part of a journal
 >>  transaction.  That might give you better results.  

 >>  -- 
 >>  Nate Straz                                              nstraz@xxxxxxx

Nate,

Thanks for that excellent advice.

Greg