Thanks everyone for their reply. Cron is treating the "%" as newlines and adding a backslash before each "%" solves the problem. It does not appear that tick marks are necessary.
... wget ... -O ~/Base$(data +\%H\%M).gif > > I have a cron script and a line: > > > and I get the error > > /bin/sh: -c: line1: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `)' > /bin/sh: -c: line2: syntax error: unexpected end of file > > I am guessing that because I am running bash via cron that I am missing > slashes or I need to enclose the command in quotes? > > How do I fix this? > > Lance > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]