I have the following line in a cron job: 1 1 * * * rm -v /srv/db/webhoneypot-$(date --date=yesterday +%Y-%m-%d).json I get in the journal: Mar 30 01:01:01 rpi4rasphon CRON[1254]: (root) CMD (rm -v /srv/db/webhoneypot- $(date --date=yesterday +) and in the e-mail /bin/sh: 1: Syntax error: end of file unexpected (expecting ")") -- fr.gr. Freek de Kruijf