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Old 04-29-2011
cron woes - line too long ??
Here is my cron entry:
Code:
13 10 * * * /home/my_login/mystf/myscriptsize.sh > /home/my_login/mystf/`date +"%Y%m%d"`log.csv

Here is my cron error:
Code:
unexpected EOF while looking for matching ``'

...cron executes:
Code:
/home/my_login/mystf/myscriptsize.sh > /home/my_login/mystf/`date +"

..and NOT this:
Code:
/home/my_login/mystf/myscriptsize.sh > /home/my_login/mystf/`date +"%Y%m%d"`savvol.csv

Why is cron truncating the command line?

Thanks,
-dog
Last edited by Yogesh Sawant; 05-01-2011 at 06:46 AM.. Reason: added code tags
# 2  
Old 04-29-2011
'man crontab' yields:
Code:
     Only the first line (up to a `%' or end of line) of the com-
     mand  field  is  executed by the shell. Other lines are made
     available to the command as standard input. Any  blank  line
     or  line  beginning  with  a  `#'  is  a comment and will be
     ignored.

Escape '%' with '\' in crontab...
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landog
# 3  
Old 04-29-2011
I should substitute "man" for "google" I suppose.
Thanks!
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