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How to append text to file every morning?

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I would like to append current date to text file every morning at 7am. if the computer is turned off I would like it to be executed after its turned on.

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answered 1 Year ago elopingapo · Accepted Answer

Write

#!/bin/bash

date +%Y-%m-%d >> /path/to/file

Save that in a file under /etc/cron.daily/ and make it executable. It's important that the file does not have an extension.

The files in /etc/cron.daily/ are run daily by anacron in the morning (not exactly 7am, but around then) or during boot if it hasn't already been run that day.