zip in cron doesn't work, but zip from command is working

Question

I need to back up a directory with

zip -r /savehere/backup_`date +%y%m%d%H%M%S` /save/this -q

It works fine. But not from crontab:

* * * * zip -r /savehere/backup_`date +%y%m%d%H%M%S` /save/this -q

neither

* * * * cd /savehere/; /usr/bin/zip -r /savehere/backup_`date +%y%m%d%H%M%S` /save/this -q

Оther commands in this crontab are working.

What is wrong with this command?

Cron needs to escape the % sign
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7068759/crontab-syntax-error/7068803#7068803 — Qiao, Sep 15 '14 at 07:34

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 15 '14 at 09:42

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Always use /path/to/your/command in your crons.

Provide complete path of your binary file in your crons.

answered Sep 15 '14 at 09:42

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