How to get linux shell script command containing quote working in crontab?
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I see an Issue, where shell script command/script works fine when ran through command line or shell script but fails when triggered through crontab.
Following are details of the command
Command run through command prompt:
$ sbt "gatling:testOnly someTest"
command wrapped in shell script:
$ more runTest2.sh
#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -x
cmdline='sbt "gatling:testOnly someTest"'
echo " commandToRun " $cmdline
eval $cmdline
Both shell script run and direct command line run works fine
crontab -l
02 22 * * * /home/ranjesh_viswa/someproject/test/performance/runTest2.sh >> /home/someuser/someproject/test/performance/testLog.log 2>&1
Error show when ran through crontab:
+ cmdline='sbt "gatling:testOnly someTest"'
+ echo ' commandToRun ' sbt '"gatling:testOnly' 'someTest"'
commandToRun sbt "gatling:testOnly someTest"
+ eval sbt '"gatling:testOnly' 'someTest"'
++ sbt 'gatling:testOnly someTest'
[info] Loading project definition from /home/someuser/project
[info] Set current project to someuser (in build file:/home/someuser/)
[error] Expected key
[error] Expected '::'
[error] Expected end of input.
[error] No such setting/task
[error] gatling:testOnly someTest
[error] ^
bash shell-script shell cron command-substitution
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I see an Issue, where shell script command/script works fine when ran through command line or shell script but fails when triggered through crontab.
Following are details of the command
Command run through command prompt:
$ sbt "gatling:testOnly someTest"
command wrapped in shell script:
$ more runTest2.sh
#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -x
cmdline='sbt "gatling:testOnly someTest"'
echo " commandToRun " $cmdline
eval $cmdline
Both shell script run and direct command line run works fine
crontab -l
02 22 * * * /home/ranjesh_viswa/someproject/test/performance/runTest2.sh >> /home/someuser/someproject/test/performance/testLog.log 2>&1
Error show when ran through crontab:
+ cmdline='sbt "gatling:testOnly someTest"'
+ echo ' commandToRun ' sbt '"gatling:testOnly' 'someTest"'
commandToRun sbt "gatling:testOnly someTest"
+ eval sbt '"gatling:testOnly' 'someTest"'
++ sbt 'gatling:testOnly someTest'
[info] Loading project definition from /home/someuser/project
[info] Set current project to someuser (in build file:/home/someuser/)
[error] Expected key
[error] Expected '::'
[error] Expected end of input.
[error] No such setting/task
[error] gatling:testOnly someTest
[error] ^
bash shell-script shell cron command-substitution
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Related: unix.stackexchange.com/questions/444946
– Kusalananda
12 hours ago
2
Putting a command line in a variable and then callingevalon it is horrible. There are better ways of doing this - particularly when you have a shell such asbashthat understands arrays. But in your example I'm not sure why you'd want this level of indirection at all - why not just run the command directly?
– roaima
12 hours ago
But the original question remains, why it works fine when same shells script run as './runTest2.sh' but fails when triggered through crontab. Both are using same bash
– mohan
12 hours ago
I had modified script to use array as mentioned by @Kusalananda The new script is ``` $ more runTest2.sh #!/usr/bin/env bash set -x cmdline='sbt "gatling:testOnly someTest"' mycmd=(sbt "gatling:testOnly someTest") echo " commandToRun " $mycmd "$mycmd[@]"``` But stilll same issue, runs fine in shell script, but fails when triggered through crontab
– mohan
11 hours ago
1
This is not a shell/script problem. The error is coming fromsbt. The fact that it runs on the commandline but not in cron indicates there's something missing in the environment: see Why is my crontab not working and how can I troubleshoot it
– glenn jackman
7 hours ago
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I see an Issue, where shell script command/script works fine when ran through command line or shell script but fails when triggered through crontab.
Following are details of the command
Command run through command prompt:
$ sbt "gatling:testOnly someTest"
command wrapped in shell script:
$ more runTest2.sh
#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -x
cmdline='sbt "gatling:testOnly someTest"'
echo " commandToRun " $cmdline
eval $cmdline
Both shell script run and direct command line run works fine
crontab -l
02 22 * * * /home/ranjesh_viswa/someproject/test/performance/runTest2.sh >> /home/someuser/someproject/test/performance/testLog.log 2>&1
Error show when ran through crontab:
+ cmdline='sbt "gatling:testOnly someTest"'
+ echo ' commandToRun ' sbt '"gatling:testOnly' 'someTest"'
commandToRun sbt "gatling:testOnly someTest"
+ eval sbt '"gatling:testOnly' 'someTest"'
++ sbt 'gatling:testOnly someTest'
[info] Loading project definition from /home/someuser/project
[info] Set current project to someuser (in build file:/home/someuser/)
[error] Expected key
[error] Expected '::'
[error] Expected end of input.
[error] No such setting/task
[error] gatling:testOnly someTest
[error] ^
bash shell-script shell cron command-substitution
edited 12 hours ago
Ipor Sircer
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asked 12 hours ago
mohan
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I see an Issue, where shell script command/script works fine when ran through command line or shell script but fails when triggered through crontab.
Following are details of the command
Command run through command prompt:
$ sbt "gatling:testOnly someTest"
command wrapped in shell script:
$ more runTest2.sh
#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -x
cmdline='sbt "gatling:testOnly someTest"'
echo " commandToRun " $cmdline
eval $cmdline
Both shell script run and direct command line run works fine
crontab -l
02 22 * * * /home/ranjesh_viswa/someproject/test/performance/runTest2.sh >> /home/someuser/someproject/test/performance/testLog.log 2>&1
Error show when ran through crontab:
+ cmdline='sbt "gatling:testOnly someTest"'
+ echo ' commandToRun ' sbt '"gatling:testOnly' 'someTest"'
commandToRun sbt "gatling:testOnly someTest"
+ eval sbt '"gatling:testOnly' 'someTest"'
++ sbt 'gatling:testOnly someTest'
[info] Loading project definition from /home/someuser/project
[info] Set current project to someuser (in build file:/home/someuser/)
[error] Expected key
[error] Expected '::'
[error] Expected end of input.
[error] No such setting/task
[error] gatling:testOnly someTest
[error] ^
bash shell-script shell cron command-substitution
bash shell-script shell cron command-substitution
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edited 12 hours ago
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Related: unix.stackexchange.com/questions/444946
– Kusalananda
12 hours ago
2
Putting a command line in a variable and then callingevalon it is horrible. There are better ways of doing this - particularly when you have a shell such asbashthat understands arrays. But in your example I'm not sure why you'd want this level of indirection at all - why not just run the command directly?
– roaima
12 hours ago
But the original question remains, why it works fine when same shells script run as './runTest2.sh' but fails when triggered through crontab. Both are using same bash
– mohan
12 hours ago
I had modified script to use array as mentioned by @Kusalananda The new script is ``` $ more runTest2.sh #!/usr/bin/env bash set -x cmdline='sbt "gatling:testOnly someTest"' mycmd=(sbt "gatling:testOnly someTest") echo " commandToRun " $mycmd "$mycmd[@]"``` But stilll same issue, runs fine in shell script, but fails when triggered through crontab
– mohan
11 hours ago
1
This is not a shell/script problem. The error is coming fromsbt. The fact that it runs on the commandline but not in cron indicates there's something missing in the environment: see Why is my crontab not working and how can I troubleshoot it
– glenn jackman
7 hours ago
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Related: unix.stackexchange.com/questions/444946
– Kusalananda
12 hours ago
2
Putting a command line in a variable and then callingevalon it is horrible. There are better ways of doing this - particularly when you have a shell such asbashthat understands arrays. But in your example I'm not sure why you'd want this level of indirection at all - why not just run the command directly?
– roaima
12 hours ago
But the original question remains, why it works fine when same shells script run as './runTest2.sh' but fails when triggered through crontab. Both are using same bash
– mohan
12 hours ago
I had modified script to use array as mentioned by @Kusalananda The new script is ``` $ more runTest2.sh #!/usr/bin/env bash set -x cmdline='sbt "gatling:testOnly someTest"' mycmd=(sbt "gatling:testOnly someTest") echo " commandToRun " $mycmd "$mycmd[@]"``` But stilll same issue, runs fine in shell script, but fails when triggered through crontab
– mohan
11 hours ago
1
This is not a shell/script problem. The error is coming fromsbt. The fact that it runs on the commandline but not in cron indicates there's something missing in the environment: see Why is my crontab not working and how can I troubleshoot it
– glenn jackman
7 hours ago
Related: unix.stackexchange.com/questions/444946
– Kusalananda
12 hours ago
Related: unix.stackexchange.com/questions/444946
– Kusalananda
12 hours ago
2
2
Putting a command line in a variable and then calling
eval on it is horrible. There are better ways of doing this - particularly when you have a shell such as bash that understands arrays. But in your example I'm not sure why you'd want this level of indirection at all - why not just run the command directly?– roaima
12 hours ago
Putting a command line in a variable and then calling
eval on it is horrible. There are better ways of doing this - particularly when you have a shell such as bash that understands arrays. But in your example I'm not sure why you'd want this level of indirection at all - why not just run the command directly?– roaima
12 hours ago
But the original question remains, why it works fine when same shells script run as './runTest2.sh' but fails when triggered through crontab. Both are using same bash
– mohan
12 hours ago
But the original question remains, why it works fine when same shells script run as './runTest2.sh' but fails when triggered through crontab. Both are using same bash
– mohan
12 hours ago
I had modified script to use array as mentioned by @Kusalananda The new script is ``` $ more runTest2.sh #!/usr/bin/env bash set -x cmdline='sbt "gatling:testOnly someTest"' mycmd=(sbt "gatling:testOnly someTest") echo " commandToRun " $mycmd "$mycmd[@]"``` But stilll same issue, runs fine in shell script, but fails when triggered through crontab
– mohan
11 hours ago
I had modified script to use array as mentioned by @Kusalananda The new script is ``` $ more runTest2.sh #!/usr/bin/env bash set -x cmdline='sbt "gatling:testOnly someTest"' mycmd=(sbt "gatling:testOnly someTest") echo " commandToRun " $mycmd "$mycmd[@]"``` But stilll same issue, runs fine in shell script, but fails when triggered through crontab
– mohan
11 hours ago
1
1
This is not a shell/script problem. The error is coming from
sbt. The fact that it runs on the commandline but not in cron indicates there's something missing in the environment: see Why is my crontab not working and how can I troubleshoot it– glenn jackman
7 hours ago
This is not a shell/script problem. The error is coming from
sbt. The fact that it runs on the commandline but not in cron indicates there's something missing in the environment: see Why is my crontab not working and how can I troubleshoot it– glenn jackman
7 hours ago
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Related: unix.stackexchange.com/questions/444946
– Kusalananda
12 hours ago
2
Putting a command line in a variable and then calling
evalon it is horrible. There are better ways of doing this - particularly when you have a shell such asbashthat understands arrays. But in your example I'm not sure why you'd want this level of indirection at all - why not just run the command directly?– roaima
12 hours ago
But the original question remains, why it works fine when same shells script run as './runTest2.sh' but fails when triggered through crontab. Both are using same bash
– mohan
12 hours ago
I had modified script to use array as mentioned by @Kusalananda The new script is ``` $ more runTest2.sh #!/usr/bin/env bash set -x cmdline='sbt "gatling:testOnly someTest"' mycmd=(sbt "gatling:testOnly someTest") echo " commandToRun " $mycmd "$mycmd[@]"``` But stilll same issue, runs fine in shell script, but fails when triggered through crontab
– mohan
11 hours ago
1
This is not a shell/script problem. The error is coming from
sbt. The fact that it runs on the commandline but not in cron indicates there's something missing in the environment: see Why is my crontab not working and how can I troubleshoot it– glenn jackman
7 hours ago