How to check whether my script ran successfully in crontab











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          You can test this by using a crontab to run the scheduled command touch helloworld.txt






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          • Thanks but before that we need to use rm helloworld.txt in script before touch command so that we can 100 percent tell that our script run successfully in cron tab.
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          • Thanks but before that we need to use rm helloworld.txt in script before touch command so that we can 100 percent tell that our script run successfully in cron tab.
            – Anil
            Nov 21 at 17:53


















          • Thanks but before that we need to use rm helloworld.txt in script before touch command so that we can 100 percent tell that our script run successfully in cron tab.
            – Anil
            Nov 21 at 17:53
















          Thanks but before that we need to use rm helloworld.txt in script before touch command so that we can 100 percent tell that our script run successfully in cron tab.
          – Anil
          Nov 21 at 17:53




          Thanks but before that we need to use rm helloworld.txt in script before touch command so that we can 100 percent tell that our script run successfully in cron tab.
          – Anil
          Nov 21 at 17:53


















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