shell script calling git fails when called from scheduler

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shell script calling git fails when called from scheduler

From: Markus Heller <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:50:54

Hi all,

I have the following batch shell script (org-git-synch.bat):

@ECHO OFF

REM get date and time
for /f "delims=" %%a in ('date/t') do @set mydate=%%a
for /f "delims=" %%a in ('time/t') do @set mytime=%%a
set fvar=%mydate%%mytime%

REM add all new files
call git add .
call git commit -a -m "Automated commit by org-git-sync.bat on %fvar%"

The script resides in h:/org/; and I have a working git repository in
this directory (in h:/org/.git).

I can run the script from the command line no problem, but when I try to
run it from the Windoze scheduler, all I get is a cmd window saying:

fatal: not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git
fatal: not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git

I did re-initialize the repository, but that didn't matter, since git
status and everything else works fine from the command line.  I'm on Win
7 Pro 64 bit SP 1.

Any ideas?

Thanks and Cheers
Markus

Re: shell script calling git fails when called from scheduler

From: Matt Harrison <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:50:54

On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 03:04:05PM -0700, Markus Heller wrote:
Hi all,

I have the following batch shell script (org-git-synch.bat):

@ECHO OFF

REM get date and time
for /f "delims=" %%a in ('date/t') do @set mydate=%%a
for /f "delims=" %%a in ('time/t') do @set mytime=%%a
set fvar=%mydate%%mytime%

REM add all new files
call git add .
call git commit -a -m "Automated commit by org-git-sync.bat on %fvar%"

The script resides in h:/org/; and I have a working git repository in
this directory (in h:/org/.git).

I can run the script from the command line no problem, but when I try to
run it from the Windoze scheduler, all I get is a cmd window saying:

fatal: not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git
fatal: not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git

I did re-initialize the repository, but that didn't matter, since git
status and everything else works fine from the command line.  I'm on Win
7 Pro 64 bit SP 1.

Any ideas?

Thanks and Cheers
Markus
At a guess (I dont use the windows scheduler), the working directory of the batch file
is not being set to h:/org

I dont know if there is a way to tell the windows scheduler what the working directory
should be, so maybe try cd'ing to h:/org at the start of your script?

HTH

Matt

Re: shell script calling git fails when called from scheduler

From: Markus Heller <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:50:54

Matt Harrison [off-list ref] writes:
On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 03:04:05PM -0700, Markus Heller wrote:
quoted
Hi all,

I have the following batch shell script (org-git-synch.bat):

@ECHO OFF

REM get date and time
for /f "delims=" %%a in ('date/t') do @set mydate=%%a
for /f "delims=" %%a in ('time/t') do @set mytime=%%a
set fvar=%mydate%%mytime%

REM add all new files
call git add .
call git commit -a -m "Automated commit by org-git-sync.bat on %fvar%"

The script resides in h:/org/; and I have a working git repository in
this directory (in h:/org/.git).

I can run the script from the command line no problem, but when I try to
run it from the Windoze scheduler, all I get is a cmd window saying:

fatal: not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git
fatal: not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git

I did re-initialize the repository, but that didn't matter, since git
status and everything else works fine from the command line.  I'm on Win
7 Pro 64 bit SP 1.

Any ideas?

Thanks and Cheers
Markus
At a guess (I dont use the windows scheduler), the working directory of the batch file
is not being set to h:/org

I dont know if there is a way to tell the windows scheduler what the working directory
should be, so maybe try cd'ing to h:/org at the start of your script?
Thanks Matt,

this was the problem.  U can specify the directory where the script
should be run in the scheduler.

Cheers
Markus
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