Re: Create log file from script + midnight commander

On 2006-03-30, Geir Holmavatn <geir@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi,

Complete newbie here :-|

I have managed to create a few scripts which are started from crontab.
However I would like a verification that they actually have been executed.

How do I include in my bash script code to append a line like "MyScript was
run at <current date / time>" to the text file 'cronjobs.log' (and that
cronjobs.log is created if it doesn't exist)...

I have tried this:
echo "MyScript started $(date) " >> /tmp/cronjobs.log
.. but get an 'Illegal variable name' error

You're using csh. switch to sh. Or use `date` instead of $(date).

How do I correct the above code to have it run correctly in FreeBSD?

Another newbie question: How do I install midnight commander i FreeBSD?

Sorry if this is too much to ask, but I learn a lot from examples

Thanks anyway

geir




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