Can't get my crontab to run

Shell Programming and Scripting
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I'm trying to get a crontab to run, every Friday at 11am and the problem is that it isn't running at all.

0 11 * * 6 /Users/martinb/Documents/SYSADMIN/Regular-Scripts/Info-And-Backups.sh

Here's a link to a screenshot of my script (I've censored my email address).
Screen Shot 2017 11 03 at 10 54 26 � imgbb.com

I've double checked that I've used the correct file path as well as adjusted the permissions of the script.
Screen Shot 2017 11 03 at 11 40 32 � imgbb.com

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Its going to be difficult with the info your gave here to help you not seeing th actual script, then "6" would be saturday...

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That's fixed it, thankyou!

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That can be due to several reasons. Does it

  • start at all? Check in system logs.
  • start on time? Depending on your locale , 6 can be Saturday.
  • fail right after starting? Schedule a simple script to just issue a message and exit.
  • fail in the middle? Run in debug (xtrace) mode and analyse the log file.