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Time/date stamping files
Name: smiller43147 Date: November 6, 2006 at 13:54:00 Pacific OS: HP-UX CPU/Ram: PA-RISC Product: HP rp7400
Comment:
Can create files w/ Time/date stamps from the shell (touch file_`date +%Y%m%d`) but this does not work when the same command is entered in the crontab.
Name: nails Date: November 6, 2006 at 17:40:22 Pacific
Reply:
Typically, when commands/scripts don't work work from the shell and not from cron, it is because the cron environment isn't the same. Generally, it's because cron's PATH is different from your user's PATH.
Also, keep in mind that cron uses the bourne shell as it's default. That's why you are better off placing your touch command in a script like this:
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