SOLVED Cron Job execute curl only if file has been modified

[nrcjea001]

Hi

I need to execute a command in cron job, but only if a file has been touched. Currently, my cron command is: curl "..." where "..." is my target link. I am new to this but I did manage to find something online. Hoping that someone with experience can confirm that the command below is correct:

usr/local/bin/php [/tmp/.lastupdate -nt /my_dir_name/my_filename ] || (curl "https://...index.php?controller..." ; touch /tmp/.lastupdate)

Thank You.

 

[nrcjea001]

Figured it out:

 [ /tmp/lastupdate -nt /my_dir_name/my_filename ] || (curl "https://...index.php?controller..." ; touch /tmp/lastupdate)

 

[cPanelMichael]

Hi @nrcjea001,

I'm glad to see you were able to find a cron job command that worked for what you needed. Thanks for sharing the outcome!