use POSIX qw(strftime); my $DATE = strftime("%Y%m%d", localtime()); # or use gmtime() #### getopt('if:',\%opts); #### 00 22 * * * /usr/local/bin/sid_proc.pl -f /usr/local/home/pfuser/CURRENT_54_USERS #### 00 22 * * * /usr/local/bin/sid_batch.sh #### #!/bin/sh /usr/local/bin/sid_proc.pl -f /usr/local/home/pfuser/CURRENT_54_USERS /usr/local/bin/sid_proc.pl -f /usr/local/home/pfuser/CURRENT_55_USERS /usr/local/bin/sid_proc.pl -f /usr/local/home/pfuser/CURRENT_56_USERS