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Old 10-17-2012
Alias script which runs with cronjob
Hi,

I wrote a alias script and I want to run this script every day at 10 AM. I don't want to mention this alias command in .profile(Since alias commands are nearly 30 to use).

so when I'm trying to call script with cronjob its not running, any help on this.

the script looks like :

Code:
#!/usr/bin/sh

alias history='cd /acm/mail/history'
alias log='cd /acm/mail/log'
alias smtp='cd /mca/atk/smtp'

cronjob :

Code:
*       10       *       *       *           /sed/local/amc/scripts/alias.sh.

But script is not working, any help on this.
Last edited by Scott; 10-17-2012 at 12:43 PM.. Reason: Code tags, please...
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Old 10-17-2012
The cronjob runs the script, the aliases get set, the script finishes, the aliases die.

If (and this is my assumption) you want the aliases available in your environment when you log in, the .profile is the place to put them. If it's "nicer" for you, you can put the alias commands in a separate file (as you have here in alias.sh and source that from your .profile.
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Old 10-17-2012
If all the script does is set aliases on the current cron shell then it looks like it's working.
 
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