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Asked: May 15, 20262026-05-15T05:37:04+00:00 2026-05-15T05:37:04+00:00

My cron : 45 10 * * * source /home/ThinkCode/Test/hello.sh hello.sh : #!/bin/bash echo

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My cron :

45 10 * * * source /home/ThinkCode/Test/hello.sh

hello.sh :

#!/bin/bash
echo "helloworld"

The error it emails me :

/bin/sh: source: not found

What am I doing wrong? It is configuration/environment specific, so Googling didn’t help much! Thanks..

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    2026-05-15T05:37:05+00:00Added an answer on May 15, 2026 at 5:37 am

    Real sh doesn’t have source, only .. Either change the shell in cron to bash, or use . instead.

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