crontab problem

[ukraine12]

i need to run a script via the crontab(no problem) but am having problems with passing parameters to it. in my script i use the getopts function to determine what to do with the parameters.
my crontab entry looks like
30 12 * * * /directory/script -abc >logfile 2>&1

if i run the script from the command line i have no problems. my parameters are needly handled by the script.
my script reads:

while getopts shbm name
do
case $name in
s) action;;
h) usage;;
b) action;;
m) action;;
esac
done

please assist.

 

[columb]

Are you getting anything in logfile?

Columb Healy

 

[PHV]

Add the following line on top of your script for debugging purpose:
set -x

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[ukraine12]

yes, i put a "set -xv" in my script and got

+ unset savesets
+ unset fstab
fstab=/etc/fstab
+ getopts sbhm name

and that is it. if i run the script via the command line i see every option being processed.

 

[PHV]

Is your login shell /bin/sh ?
What is the very 1st line of your script ?

Hope This Helps, PH.
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