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cron abominations
04 00 * * * /usr/local/bin/cronjob --rcpt [email protected] -c "yday=$(perl -le '@d = localtime(time - 7200); printf(q{\%04d-\%02d-\%02d}, $d[5]+1900, $d[4]+1, $d[3])'); $STARTERVIEW/bin/populate-email-open-tracking -v /vol2/log/ziprecruiter-cron/track-logs/track_log.\$yday-?? && $STARTERVIEW/bin/job_search_email_opens_by_domain"
# Riddles:
# 1. How many different quoting contexts are in this line?
# 2. How many different quote characters are there?
# 3. How deep is the deepest level of quote nesting?
# 4. Explain the difference between the first \ and the last \.
# 5. Which of the following changes would be innocuous:
# a. "..." to '...'
# b. '...' to "..."
# c. Both (a) and (b)
# d. $(...) to `...`
# If you were planning to send me your answers, please choke to death first.
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