Hi,
on AIX
The following
echo "rr" > myfile_$(date +"%m_%d_%Y").log
gives:
myfile_10_23_2019.log
But in crontab:
00 03 * * 1-6 /u01/script.sh >/tmp/myfile_$(date +"%m_%d_%Y").log 2>&1
gives:
myfile_Wed Oct 23 03:00:00 CEST 2019
How can one have:
myfile_10_23_2019.log
when running from crontab?
Thanks.
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Hi,
You need to ensure that /u01/script.sh sources your environment.
Regards
Gull04
Could it be the space? Try
00 03 * * 1-6 /u01/script.sh >"/tmp/myfile_$(date +'%m_%d_%Y').log" 2>&1
instead.
If that doesn't work, try putting
exec > "/tmp/myfile_$(date +'%m_%d_%Y').log"
exec 2>&1
at the beginning of your script. Caveat: I can't remember whether the exec 2>&1 should go before or after the other exec statement.
Andrew
Hi Guys,
This request has been posted a number of times, as a simple search will show - thst being said this thread is probably a good place to start.
Regards
Gull04
man crontab yields (among others):
The "sixth" field (the rest of the line) specifies the command to be run. The entire command portion of the line, up to a newline or % character,
will be executed by /bin/sh or by the shell specified in the SHELL variable of the cronfile. Percent-signs (%) in the command,
unless escaped with backslash (\), will be changed into newline characters, and all data after the first % will be sent to the command as
standard input.
Thanks.
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