I'm implementing an automatic backup feature. I can run this command from the command line:
aws ec2 create-snapshot --volume-id=vol-abc123 --description=backup$(date +"%d-%m-%Y")
It creates a snapshot with a description like backup01-01-2017
But running this command through cron like:
0 0 * * * aws ec2 create-snapshot --volume-id=vol-abc123 --description=backup$(date +"%d-%m-%Y")
It says:
/bin/sh: 1: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string
If I remove the $(date +"%d-%m-%Y") from the command it works again:
0 0 * * * aws ec2 create-snapshot --volume-id=vol-abc123 --description=backup
How can I make $(date +"%d-%m-%Y") to work from cron?
