Place this in your agi-bin directory (usually /var/lib/asterisk/agi-bin): !/bin/sh TODAY=date +%m%d%y TODAYSHORT=date +%m%d DAY=date +%a HOUR=date +%H MINUTE=date +%M TIMENOW=$HOUR$MINUTE STATUS=closed case "$TODAYSHORT" in 0101 ) STATUS=holiday;; # New Years Day 0704 ) STATUS=holiday;