Thanks Cameron. I'll give that a whirl. Mike
On Saturday 08 March 2003 03:06, Cameron Simpson wrote: > On 01:55 08 Mar 2003, M.Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > | If I run the following from the comman line, it works properly: > | > | /bin/tar czvf /root/dbman_back-`date '+%m%d%Y%H%M'`-tar.gz \ > | /var/www/cgi-bin/dbman > | > | However, it I put this in my crontab, I get the following: > | > | Subject: Cron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> /bin/tar czvf /root/dbman_back-`date '+ > > Your clue is that the command stops after the "+". > > | X-Cron-Env: <SHELL=/bin/bash> > | X-Cron-Env: <HOME=/root> > | X-Cron-Env: <PATH=/usr/bin:/bin> > | X-Cron-Env: <LOGNAME=root> > | > | /bin/bash: -c: line 1: unexpected EOF while looking for matching ``' > | /bin/bash: -c: line 2: syntax error: unexpected end of file > | > | I realize that cron is picky about ENV and such, but I can't see what I'm > | missing here. > > Percents are special in Vixie cron crontabs. You need to slosh it: > > /bin/tar czvf /root/dbman_back-`date '+\%m\%d\%Y\%H\%M'`-tar.gz > /var/www/cgi-bin/dbman > > "man 5 crontab" says > > 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. > > Cheers, > -- > Cameron Simpson, DoD#743 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zip.com.au/~cs/ > > I became a modern day Sodomite because my teachers said it was a *harmless* > alternative lifestyle -- THEY lied through their teeth so now I'M doomed TO > HELL!! - Doom Town . . . Chick Publication 273/G -- CCCP:> format CCCP: /u 03:10:01 up 49 days, 10:10, 7 users, load average: 2.57, 1.52, 0.80 Linux Registered User #241685 http://counter.li.org -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
