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crontab_tricks.txt
=== Use conda environment to run a python script ===
SHELL=/bin/bash
CONDA_PREFIX=/home/code/packages/miniconda3
CONDA_INIT="/home/code/packages/miniconda3/etc/conda/activate.d/proj4-activate.sh"
PYTHON=/home/code/packages/miniconda3/bin/python
12 13 * * * . $CONDA_INIT ; $PYTHON <python file>
=== Use date utility for naming a log file ===
DATEVAR="date +%Y%m%d_%H%M"
17 * * * * echo "logs_$($DATEVAR).txt"
=== Crontab logs ===
sudo cat /var/log/syslog | grep -i cron | grep -i $USER
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