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user58029
Asked: 2018-07-31 05:27:20 +0800 CST

Calling script in script in crontab -e. Failed

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$ script-in-script.sh > /dev/shm/output.txt; works fine.

But, if you put the above command line in script.sh and add 

* * * * * script.sh

in crontab -e it doesn't work. /dev/shm/output.txt is created anyway but empty.

How can I make it work in crontab -e?

PS: script-in-script.sh and script.sh both are executable.

:script-in-script.sh

#!/bin/bash
echo "This Text";

:script.sh

#!/bin/bash
script-in-script.sh > /dev/shm/output.txt;
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1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Add full path to all commands

    /bin/echo "This text"

    And also add path to script-in-script.sh.

    PATH doesn't work in crontabs.

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