How to create a cron job that executes shell script that writes in text file

Question

I have created a Shell Script as below

Sample.sh

  echo "Hi there"

I also added cron job in cron tab which is under /etc/crontab as below

* * * * * /home/Sample.sh > /home/Sample.txt

I have created the Sample.txt file in /home/ directory.

I have also checked the permission for read and write for both the file

When I execute the Sample.sh file it works fine.it writes in Sample.txt file

Now I don't understand why it is not writing in the Text file from the cron task i scheduled

I am using Ubuntu 10.04

Please Help me in fixing this issue

Did you check your cron daemon is running? As a side note, your '* * * * *' means you want an execution every minute. Is that what you want? — Stephane Rouberol, Aug 18 '12 at 10:33
It overwrites the file on each run, are you sure you don't want `>>` instead? — tripleee, Aug 19 '12 at 19:24
`/home` is a weird place for your stuff anyway, it would normally be `/home/username`. — tripleee, Aug 19 '12 at 19:25

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:33

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The first maybe you can script invocation at the top e.g. #!/bin/sh. Its required in file bash.

After you can run as:

* * * * * bash /home/Sample.sh > /home/Sample.txt

edited May 23 '17 at 12:33

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answered Jan 16 '17 at 03:22

Richbest

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