logging daily cron jobs in separate files

csmwlee · 10-06-2005, 11:06 PM

I've written some scripts and use the crontab to schedule their running while all output would be directed to a log file

e.g. 0 0 * * * (cd /home/scripts; ./theScript.sh >> /home/logs/theLog.log)

i found the log keep expanding, thus I want to create a daily log
0 0 * * * (cd /home/scripts; ./theScript.sh >> /home/logs/theLog.`date +%Y%m%d`.log)

but the whole job stop running

what should i do

Tinkster · 10-07-2005, 01:48 AM

You could try

Quote:

0 0 * * * (cd /home/scripts; ./theScript.sh >> /home/logs/theLog.`/usr/bin/date +%Y%m%d`.log)

,
just in case cron doesn't have date in its PATH.

Cheers,
Tink

csmwlee · 10-07-2005, 08:41 PM

hmm...

no luck
still not working ...

is there any way i could find out the logging of crontab?

acid_kewpie · 10-08-2005, 07:30 AM

why not just write a single script you can call, and derive the date inside that?if this is a big important script, then event factoring in a command parameter to state a log redirect or console output is pretty easy.

csmwlee · 10-09-2005, 08:42 PM

i think that's probably my last option

just want to find out why that's not working

archtoad6 · 10-10-2005, 10:30 AM

There is also a neatness (& accompanying clarity) advantage:

Why clutter your crontab w/ long/complicated commands?
Why risk your crontab with every edit in the debugging process?
Why not use a separate script, where you can annotate your commands w/ comments -- invaluable 6 mo. later.