Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:46:07 -0700 From: Kurt Buff <kurt.buff@gmail.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Probably working too hard for this cron question Message-ID: <BANLkTimSP%2BnAGhimoiy08NQCZFLuhG8fow@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <17591_1307999699_4DF67DD3_17591_66_1_D9B37353831173459FDAA836D3B43499BF89C4E8@WADPMBXV0.waddell.com> References: <BANLkTimD4DaYtvDmiJ4=qaj3CNsKr=XHNQ@mail.gmail.com> <BANLkTinCFMqGBx0jkbRH-J03wNkQaPOo7Q@mail.gmail.com> <17591_1307999699_4DF67DD3_17591_66_1_D9B37353831173459FDAA836D3B43499BF89C4E8@WADPMBXV0.waddell.com>
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Indeed. Brain fade comes with age - and long weekends with the 2 year old b= oy... Kurt On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 14:14, Gary Gatten <Ggatten@waddell.com> wrote: > Yeah Pete, kinda need that huh. =C2=A0Kurt, If that turns out to be the o= nly issue, don't feel bad - I've forgotten it myself several times! =C2=A0I= 'm sure many others have as well! > > G > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions= @freebsd.org] On Behalf Of pete wright > Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 3:25 PM > To: Kurt Buff > Cc: FreeBSD Questions > Subject: Re: Probably working too hard for this cron question > > On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 12:52 PM, Kurt Buff <kurt.buff@gmail.com> wrote: >> All, >> >> I've googled a bunch, read some freebsd.org docs, and just can't >> figure this out. >> >> I have a script that should read the current date into a variable, >> append the time/date stamp at the beginning of the file created with >> the date in the variable, do a bunch of cURL stuff, then append a >> time/date stamp at the end of the file. >> >> It works if I run it manually, but not from cron. >> >> Here are the batchfile and the cron entry: >> >> ----------begin script---------- >> dt=3D`/bin/date "+%Y-%m-%d"` >> /bin/date > /root/$dt-external1.txt >> /usr/local/bin/curl -K /root/urls.txt >> /root/$dt-external1.txt >> /bin/date >> /root/$dt-external1.txt >> ----------end script---------- >> >> ----------begin crontab---------- >> 15 12 * * * =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0/root/do-curl.sh >> ----------end crontab---------- >> >> I'm doing all of this as root, as you can see. >> >> The job launches - I can see an entry for cURL in top - but no file in /= root. >> >> I've tried several variations on the first line of the script, but I'm >> getting nowhere, though I'm sure it's something stupidly simple that >> I'm missing. >> >> What am I missing? > > #!/bin/sh ? > > -pete > > > > -- > pete wright > www.nycbug.org > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" > > > > > > <font size=3D"1"> > <div style=3D'border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:= 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'> > </div> > "This email is intended to be reviewed by only the intended recipient > =C2=A0and may contain information that is privileged and/or confidential. > =C2=A0If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that > =C2=A0any review, use, dissemination, disclosure or copying of this email > =C2=A0and its attachments, if any, is strictly prohibited. =C2=A0If you h= ave > =C2=A0received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender = by > =C2=A0return email and delete this email from your system." > </font> > >
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