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UBESP-DCTV · Aug 22, 2024 · cb986df · cb986df
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@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ Save and exit.
 >     23: The hour when the script will run (23rd hour, i.e., 11 PM).
 >     * * *: These asterisks represent the day of the month, month, and day of the week, respectively. The * means "any value," so this script will run every day.
 > 
-> Make sure to replace `/path/to/your/cycle.R` with the actual path to your `cycle.R` script., and `/path/to/redcap.gpt.log` with the actual path of your (possibly newly created) `redcap.gpt.log` log file (e.g. `~/redcap.gpt.log`).
+> Make sure to replace `/path/to/your/cycle.R` with the actual path to your `cycle.R` script., and `/path/to/redcap.gpt.log` with the actual path of your (possibly newly created) `redcap.gpt.log` log file (e.g. `~/redcap.gpt.log`). Pay attention that crontab cannot expand `~`, so write full absolute paths to the interested files.
 
 To check the cron job has been added and it is active now:
 

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ Save and exit.
 > Make sure to replace `/path/to/your/cycle.R` with the actual path to
 > your `cycle.R` script., and `/path/to/redcap.gpt.log` with the actual
 > path of your (possibly newly created) `redcap.gpt.log` log file
-> (e.g. `~/redcap.gpt.log`).
+> (e.g. `~/redcap.gpt.log`). Pay attention that crontab cannot expand
+> `~`, so write full absolute paths to the interested files.
 
 To check the cron job has been added and it is active now: