[CentOS] run script on cron job only run on first Saturdat every month???

Wed Jul 31 15:35:59 UTC 2013
m.roth at 5-cent.us <m.roth at 5-cent.us>

Tony Molloy wrote:
> On Tuesday 30 July 2013 22:58:34 John R Pierce wrote:
>> On 7/30/2013 2:32 PM, Keith Keller wrote:
>> > 15 04 1-7 * 6 /home/app/oracle/backup/monthlybk.sh
>>
>> maybe...
>>
>> 	15 04 * * 6 test $(date +"%d") -le 07 &&
>>  /home/app/oracle/backup/monthlybk.sh
>>
>> (untested)
>
> Run an incremental backup every day of the month except sundays
>
> 03 03 1-31 * * test `date +\%a` != Sun && /usr/local/bin/backup-rsch-
> inc
>
>
> Run a full backup on the first sunday of the month
>
> 07 03 1-7  * * test `date +\%a` =  Sun && /usr/local/bin/backup-rsch-
> full

I agree with the original poster: why doesn't his work, which says 6 in
the location for day of week, which is Sat.? I'd think it meet the
criteria "it's somewhere between the 1st and the 7th of the month, and
it's a Sat", and that I think should be the same as yours....

     makr