Cron Job - UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

tom123 · #1 05-01-2007

Hi

I want to execute a script on the last day of every month.
I tried using the following line but it failed:

Code:

50 23 * * * [ `date -d tomorrow +%d` -eq '01' ] &&  cd live/cgi-bin/;perl org_stats_monthly_cron_job.cgi

log shows:

Code:

CMD: [ `date -d tomorrow +
>  root 25487 c Mon Apr 30 23:50:00 2007

Its a Solaris box.
Could someone please help me out?

Thanks in advance.

funksen · #2 05-01-2007

write the command to a file with #!/usr/bin/ksh at the beginning
make sure the script is executable

tom123 · #3 05-02-2007

Thanks funksen.

So in a file write:

Code:

#!/usr/bin/ksh

[ `date -d tomorrow +%d` -eq '01' ] &&  cd live/cgi-bin/;perl org_stats_monthly_cron_job.cgi

and save it as myfile.sh?

then in the crontab list put:

Code:

50 23 * * * myfile.sh

Is that right?

sysgate · #4 05-02-2007

chmod +x myfile.sh && put in the cron "50 23 * * * /path/to/myfile.sh"

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