bash scripts work fine when I run it from command line but not from cron

Question

I have this bash script in runtests.sh file

#!/bin/bash
cd /Library/WebServer/Documents/protractor_clipboards
protractor testscript.js

When I do this on terminal

./runtests.sh

But when I try to run it from crontab -e file I get this error

/Library/WebServer/Documents/test/runtests.sh: line 3: protractor: command not found

I know that protractor is the command works but not sure whats going on

here is my crontab -e

*/5 * * * *  /Library/WebServer/Documents/test/runtests.sh

Thanks

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 29 '16 at 00:29

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You need to set the PATH at the beginning of the script or use the full path to protractor. cron uses a default PATH while yours is likely modified by some rc file.

answered Jan 29 '16 at 00:29

jlliagre

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yep that was it ...got the paths exported and was working then – user50946 Jan 29 '16 at 00:30
How did you export the path? – Haroon Feb 24 '22 at 04:17

bash scripts work fine when I run it from command line but not from cron

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