Check my crontab for possible errors.

yongho · #1 (**permalink**) 06-20-2005

I'm posting the line I just added to my crontab because it's my first and I want to be sure it's doing what I'm intending it to do.

Code:

59 23 0 * 1-5 /export/<many_directories_later...>/scripts/get_clientkpi.sh

Supposed to do: Run script at 11:59pm every night, except weekends.

Question: If I wish to direct error output, will the following work:

Code:

59 23 0 * 1-5 /export/<many_directories_later...>/scripts/get_clientkpi.sh > 2>/export/<many_directories_later...>/scripts/error.log

qfwfq · #2 (**permalink**) 06-20-2005

Should be

Code:

59 23 * * 1-5 /export/<many_directories_later...>/scripts/get_clientkpi.sh > 2>/export/<many_directories_later...>/scripts/error.log

yongho · #3 (**permalink**) 06-20-2005

oh.. i see.
That would've been bad.

qfwfq · #4 (**permalink**) 06-20-2005

Oups,

you should remove a > before 2>/export/<many_directories_later...>/scripts/error.log ... so it will be

Code:

59 23 * * 1-5 /export/<many_directories_later...>/scripts/get_clientkpi.sh 2>/export/<many_directories_later...>/scripts/error.log

or do

Code:

59 23 * * 1-5 /export/<many_directories_later...>/scripts/get_clientkpi.sh >/dev/null 2>/export/<many_directories_later...>/scripts/error.log

yongho · #5 (**permalink**) 06-20-2005

great, thanks.

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