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Is crontab not a shell script….really?

Posted on July 27, 2025 by Ajitabh

While trying to figure out an error, I found the following line in one of the crontab files and I could not stop myself from smiling. PATH=$PATH:/opt/mysoftware/bin And that single line perfectly encapsulated the misconception I want to address today: … Continue reading →

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