On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 04:45:06PM +0000, Colin Watson wrote: | On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 08:22:43AM -0800, David wrote: | > 12 8 * * * tar -cf /lin2/backup_deb_`date +%m%d%y` /home /etc /var/www | > | > I keep getting the following error message in my mailbox from cron: | > | > /bin/sh: -c: line 1: unexpected EOF while looking for matching ``' | > /bin/sh: -c: line 2: syntax error: unexpected end of file | > | > What am I doing wrong? | > | > I was able to run the cron job without the time stamp, but now I really | > would like to add it and I don't seem to be having much luck. I think | > its the backtics that are giving me the problem. | | No, it's the percent signs, which are special in crontabs. See 'man 5 | crontab' and search for %. | | Try this instead: | | 12 8 * * * tar -cf /lin2/backup_deb_`date +\%m\%d\%y` /home /etc /var/www
See crontab(5). '%' is an end-of-command delimiter in cron jobs.
This is why it needs to be escaped.
-D
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