I do this all the time, but what I do is the following:
# twords beginning of file export DATE=`date +%Y%m%d` # where I want to call the variable tar cvf /backup/$DATE.tar /appl /home/samba On Thu, 7 Mar 2002, Eric Sisler wrote: > Greetings, > > I'm trying to insert the date command in a crontab entry, and I keep > getting an error. I've tried just about every possible syntax I can think > of, so I'm either being stupid or what I want can't be done. I've tried > the following entries (minus the time/date/day fields): > > /usr/local/sbin/backup.bash "`date +%Y-%m-%d`" Fri > -or- > /usr/local/sbin/backup.bash "`date '+%Y-%m-%d'`" Fri > -or- > /usr/local/sbin/backup.bash `date +%Y-%m-%d` Fri > -or- > /usr/local/sbin/backup.bash `date '+%Y-%m-%d'` Fri > > This *shoud* pass two arguments to the script backup.bash, making the > command look like so: > > /usr/local/sbin/backup.bash 2002-03-07 Fri > > but cron doesn't like the date command. I'm thinking that it's tripping > over the "+" needed to format the date command since e-mail from cron reads: > > Subject: Cron <root@feathers> /usr/local/sbin/backup.bash `date + > > /bin/sh: -c: line 1: unexpected EOF while looking for matching ``' > /bin/sh: -c: line 2: syntax error: unexpected end of file > > I know I can use a short perl script to pass the date along, but I was > trying to just do so in the cron entry. Am I doing something wrong or do I > need to use a short perl "wrapper" script? > > -Eric > > > Eric Sisler > Applications Specialist > Westminster Public Library > Westminster, CO USA > > Linux - Don't fear the Penguin. > Want to know what we use Linux for? > Visit http://gromit.westminster.lib.co.us/linux > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- Arthur H. Johnson II [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Linux Box http://www.linuxbox.nu Office: 1-734-761-4689 Pager: 1-734-882-0323 _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
