Execute script only once per day

Asked Aug 27 '22 at 19:05

Active Aug 27 '22 at 19:30

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I am trying to check if a certain script (Backup_18_04.sh) has been run today.

I only want it run once per day.

I found this, but it does not work.

I can not tell what it is checking for?

today=`/bin/date -d today '+%m-%d-%Y_%I:%M-%p'`

if [ -f /media/storagedrive/Ubuntu_Mate_18.04/$today ]
then
   echo It exists
else
   echo It does not exist
fi

edited Aug 27 '22 at 19:30

asked Aug 27 '22 at 19:05

fixit7

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I made the edits. – fixit7 Aug 27 '22 at 19:30
How do you have the script set up to run daily? If you're using a cron, you can check logs: https://askubuntu.com/q/56683 – Nmath Aug 27 '22 at 19:33
It's [Checking to see if a file exists in a script](https://askubuntu.com/questions/835310/checking-it-see-if-a-file-exists-in-a-script) – steeldriver Aug 27 '22 at 19:34

Execute script only once per day

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