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Old 07-11-2008
DOW Parameter from cron to script
Hi!

I'm preparing a script to perform a backup, that should be full or incremental
The script will be run by a cron entry.

Is it possible to include in the cron command line the day of the week as a parameter? In this way I could include in the script a condition to launch different tar commands and launch the scripting manually testing all the conditions.

Thanks!
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Old 07-11-2008
Code:
`date +'%A'`

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Old 07-11-2008
Thankyou!
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