On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 13:45:44 +0800, JM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi, > > i executed this and it works... but when I placed it as a scheduled task > (cron) hmm no result.. > > > echo test >> `date --date=yesterday "+%B_%Y"`_sample.txt >
sometimes i get weird results when placing complex instructions in the crontab. consider instead of placing the commands in a bash script and then invoking the script from the crontab. that usually works for me. ciao! -- "Programming, an artform that fights back" Anuerin G. Diaz Registered Linux User #246176 Friendly Linux Board @ http://mandrivausers.org/index.php http://capsule.ramfree17.org , when you absolutely have nothing else better to do _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
