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Old 03-18-2013
WHM Crontab and Folder Renaming to current date
Hello,

i am trying to rename a folder named 'cpbackup' to current date in our WHM Root via setting up a cronetab entry. but the folder does not get renamed on the scheduled time Smilie

Code:
*/1 * * * * timestamp=$(date +%m%d%Y);/bin/mv /ac_backups/cpbackup /ac_backups/$timestamp

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Old 03-18-2013
What is your schedule?
When I enter */1 * * * *, I get /1 Parameter error? here: CronBuddy - a crontab sandbox
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Old 03-18-2013
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jotne
What is your schedule?
When I enter */1 * * * *, I get /1 Parameter error?
Thanks for the handi little tool.
i changed it to */2 from */1. But the result is same. folder does not get renamed Smilie
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Old 03-18-2013
did you try with sh?

Code:
*/1 * * * * sh -c '/bin/mv /ac_backups/cpbackup /ac_backups/`date +%m%d%Y`'

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Old 03-18-2013
Quote:
Originally Posted by busyboy
did you try with sh?

Code:
*/1 * * * * sh -c '/bin/mv /ac_backups/cpbackup /ac_backups/`date +%m%d%Y`'

Smilie doesn't work

Code:
*/2 * * * * sh -c '/bin/mv /ac_backups/cpbackup /ac_backups/`date +%m%d%Y`'

---------- Post updated at 04:22 AM ---------- Previous update was at 04:12 AM ----------

but if i issue this on the bash shell it works!!
Code:
/bin/mv /ac_backups/cpbackup /ac_backups/`date +%m%d%Y`

---------- Post updated at 04:46 AM ---------- Previous update was at 04:22 AM ----------

this also works

Code:
*/2 * * * * sh -c '/bin/mv /ac_backups/cpbackup /ac_backups/test'

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