"No such file or directory" on simple bash redirection

Here is some code of mine: ``` gzip -c $path > /var/www/wiki/backup/$now/$file.gz ``` I'm gzipping the contents of `$path` (the path to a directory), and then sending the compressed file to `/var/www/wiki/backup/$now/$file.gz`. `$now` contains a directory name, `$file` is the name I want to write the compressed file to. However, on running the program, I get this error: ``` backup.sh: line 20: /var/www/wiki/backup/Sunday/extensions.gz: No such file or directory ^$now ^$file ``` (line 20 is the line given above) Why is the program breaking? I know `Sunday/extensions.gz` doesn't exist (although Sunday does), that's why I'm asking you to write to it! Full program code: ``` #!/bin/bash now=$(date +"%A") mkdir -p /var/www/wiki/backups/$now databases=(bmshared brickimedia_meta brickimedia_en brickimedia_customs) locations=("/var/www/wiki/skins" "/var/www/wiki/images" "/var/www/wiki/") for db in ${databases[*]} do #command with passwords and shoodle : done for path in ${locations[*]} do #echo "" > var/www/wiki/backup/$now/$file.gz file=`echo $path | cut -d/ -f5` echo $path gzip -c $path > /var/www/wiki/backup/$now/$file.gz done ```