Today being Monday: 45 5 22-28 * * test 'date +\%A' = Sunday && yum -v clean plugins Nothing appears to have happened. (no email to root, usual cron stuff) So taking the bit from "test" eg: test 'date +\%A' = Sunday && blkid (all days in turn) blkid doesn't run Where have I slipped up -- Regards, Frank "Jack of all, fubars"