How to read variable from file and use in cronjob | linuxtopic

Read variable from file and use in cronjob, Use variable from file and execute cron job using variable, variable in crontab.

Step 1 :

Create environment file

   

vi /opt/env

IP=172.17.0.1

Name=TEST-USER

Place=Indore

WEB=www.linuxtopic.com

Step 2:

Create Cronjob for every min

vi /etc/cron.d/crontab

BASH_ENV=/opt/env

SHELL=/bin/bash

* * * * * root /bin/ping -w 3 $IP > /tmp/PING.log

* * * * * root echo $Name > /tmp/name.log

* * * * * root echo $Place > /tmp/place.log

* * * * * root echo $WEB > /tmp/web.log

Step 3:

check log output :

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