Monitoring the success or failure of cron jobs can be challenging, especially when multiple jobs cause cron to send emails even when they don't fail. A more effective approach to handling cron job errors is to use a Bash script that directs the output to stderr only if the job fails, causing cron to notify the user about the error only when the script fails. Script overview The script provided below ensures that any command passed to it will redirect its output to a temporary file. If the command fails (i.e., returns a non-zero exit code), the script sends the … Continue reading →