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Re: [PLUG] crontab entry not working
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On Wed, Apr 18, 2001 at 02:59:35PM -0400, Rupert Heesom wrote:
> > Crontab line:
> > */2 * * * * touch $(date +%a-%e-%m)
After a little trial and error, I figured out that you need to escape
the %'s in the crontab line. When I tried this:
*/2 * * * * touch $(date +\%a-\%e-\%m)
it created a file called "Wed-18-04" in my homedir.
Don't know off the top of my head why the script solution didn't work.
Walt
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Walter C. Mankowski
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