An other crontab question.

[Elminster]

Is there any reason why a script running from the crontab, that start at 10PM and is suppose to last between 2 and 3 hours just stop at midnight?

Any ideas are appreciated.

Thanks
-Simon

 

[PHV]

Does this script do some math on time ?

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[Elminster]

actually it does ... but i already solve that problem by using a variable at the beginning of the script to save the date and use the variable afterward.

Thanks for the try.
-Simon

 

[PHV]

Search your script for all occurences of [/b]exit[/b].

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[Elminster]

there is none ... and the script bail-out in a loop that generate 2 files each go around and does that 9 times so 18 files must be generated. The script stop’s after 17.

Tonight I’ll try to start it earlier.

P.S.: when I execute it manually it work fine.

 

[PHV]

Put a set -x command to trace its execution.

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[Elminster]

WOW! this is an INCREDIBLE command ... i didn’t know it existed. Thanks a bunch it will help me not only for that problem.

Thanks.