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Keep a "latest" symlink for timestamped cron logs (programming.dev)
submitted 4 months ago by CoderSupreme@programming.dev to c/commandline@programming.dev
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Use ln -sf to update a symlink after each cron run:

0 */8 * * * TIMESTAMP=$(date +\%Y-\%m-\%dT\%H;\%M;\%S) && LOG="$HOME/logs/${TIMESTAMP}_job.log" && /path/to/script.sh >> "$LOG" 2>&1 && ln -sf "$LOG" "$HOME/logs/latest_job.log"

Any active communities where I can learn more cool things like this?

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[–] CoderSupreme@programming.dev 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Or use systems timers

systemd timers? Isn't that dependent on whether or not there is systemd? I thought there were Linux distros that don't use it.