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Command doesn't work under cron ?
I have defined in cron
crontab -l >/FIXENGINE/data/crontab.$(whoami).$(date +%a)

The resulting file is named
crontab.fixadmin.

When I run the above from a command line, the file is named:
crontab.fixadmin.Tue (or whatever day I happen to be running)

The question is - why do I get different results.

Any ideas??

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What shell is cron running under? $() is Korn specific so back ticks may solve your issue; eg. `whoami`.
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I assume I'm running under Korn - note that the $(whoami) works
echo $SHELL generated an email to the acct with out a result

I did try `date +%a` (backquotes) - still didn't work

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Please try to provide a clue or two when you ask questions. It would help a lot to know exactly which OS you use. But from Sun's crontab man page:
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Only the first line (up to a ` % ' or end of line) of the command field is executed by the shell.
I'm guessing that is your issue.
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Thank you - you nailed it

I escaped the % sign and it now works fine

crontab -l >/FIXENGINE/data/crontab.$(whoami).$(date +\%a)

Thank you again

John

BTW - am running HPUX 11
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