for anybody who cares, here is the working way I came up with. SHELL=/bin/bash YESTERDAY="date +%Y%m%d -d yesterday" * * * * * root echo $($YESTERDAY)
I'm not sure if that works in sh or just bash so I put the shell variable just to be safe. On Tue, 2003-02-04 at 06:38, Jeff Bearer wrote: > I'm attempting to set some variables with the output of 'date' in my > crontab but for some reason they are not being evaluated. > > > YESTERDAY=$(date +%Y%m%d -d yesterday) > * * * * * root echo $YESTERDAY > > When cron runs that $YESTERDAY is set to "date +%Y%m%d -d yesterday" > Why doesn't this work, and how do I get it to work? > > > -- > Jeff Bearer, RHCE > Webmaster, PittsburghLIVE.com > Winner 2002 Eppy Award, Best U.S. Newspaper Website > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- Jeff Bearer, RHCE Webmaster, PittsburghLIVE.com Winner 2002 Eppy Award, Best U.S. Newspaper Website -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
