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<<Anchor(faq43)>> == Why does my crontab job fail? 0 0 * * * some command > /var/log/mylog.`date +%Y%m%d` == In many versions of {{{crontab}}}, the percent sign (%) is treated specially, and therefore must be escaped with backslashes: {{{ 0 0 * * * some command > /var/log/mylog.`date +\%Y\%m\%d` }}} See your system's manual ({{{crontab(5)}}} or {{{crontab(1)}}}) for details. ''Note: on systems which split the {{{crontab}}} manual into two parts, you may have to type {{{man 5 crontab}}} or {{{man -s 5 crontab}}} to read the part you need.'' ---- CategoryShell |
Why does my crontab job fail? 0 0 * * * some command > /var/log/mylog.`date +%Y%m%d`
In many versions of crontab, the percent sign (%) is treated specially, and therefore must be escaped with backslashes:
0 0 * * * some command > /var/log/mylog.`date +\%Y\%m\%d`
See your system's manual (crontab(5) or crontab(1)) for details. Note: on systems which split the crontab manual into two parts, you may have to type man 5 crontab or man -s 5 crontab to read the part you need.