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Leo at 05:18, 3 July 2021

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	Cron is a program that runs scheduled tasks on Unix based systems. On Linux, the ~~implementation~~ is ~~based~~ on the ~~new Vixie Cron~~ code ~~base~~.		Cron is a program that runs scheduled tasks on Unix based systems.

			On newer systems running systemd, you might also be interested in [[Systemd\|systemd timers]] with has the same functionality as cronjobs.

			== Introduction ==
			On Linux, the Cron service is available by the Cronie cron daemon project which is an extension of the original Vixie cron codebase.

			=== Installation ===
			On most modern Linux distributions, cron is available out of the box but can be installed by installing the <code>cronie</code> package.

			On CentOS, Fedora, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, run: <code>yum -y install cronie</code>.

			===Basic Usage===
			There are two types of cronjobs: System and per-user jobs.

			# System jobs are defined in <code>/etc/crontab</code>, <code>/etc/cron.d/</code> and can only be edited by root. These jobs can be made to run as any user on the system as the second argument in the cronjob requires a username the job is to run as. Side note: You can have scripts that run on a periodic schedule by placing them under <code>/etc/cron.daily/</code>, <code>/etc/cron.weekly/</code>, and <code>/etc/cron.monthly/</code> directories. These are handled by Anacrontab which are triggered via the Anacron's system user cronjobs.
			# Per-user jobs are defined in a separate file for each user in <code>/var/spool/cron/</code> and can be edited by a user by invoking <code>crontab -e</code>. Jobs can be listed by running <code>crontab -l</code>.

	~~== Basic Usage ==~~
	The basic usage is to create a crontab file containing the following fields:		The basic usage is to create a crontab file containing the following fields:
	{{highlight\|lang=terminal\|code=		{{highlight\|lang=terminal\|code=
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	# \| \| \| .------- month (1 - 12) OR jan,feb,mar,apr ...		# \| \| \| .------- month (1 - 12) OR jan,feb,mar,apr ...
	# \| \| \| \| .---- day of week (0 - 6) (Sunday=0 or 7) OR sun,mon,tue,wed,thu,fri,sat		# \| \| \| \| .---- day of week (0 - 6) (Sunday=0 or 7) OR sun,mon,tue,wed,thu,fri,sat
	# \| \| \| \| \|		# \| \| \| \| \| ,- user to run as (only for system jobs in /etc/crontab)
	# * * * * * user-name command to be executed		# * * * * * user-name command to be executed
	</nowiki>		</nowiki>
	}}		}}The username is required in <code>/etc/crontab</code> only. It must be omitted otherwise.{{Info\|About the 'Day of Week' value\|

	{{Info\|About the 'Day of Week' value\|
	If you set the 'Day of Week' value to something other than '*', the cronjob will run on either the specified day of month '''or''' the specified day of week.		If you set the 'Day of Week' value to something other than '*', the cronjob will run on either the specified day of month '''or''' the specified day of week.

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	~~Cronjobs can be added by modifying any of the files below:~~		===Common intervals===
	~~{{highlight\|lang~~=~~text\|code~~=
	~~/etc/crontab~~
	~~/var/spool/cron/~~
	/etc/crond.d/*
	~~/etc/anacrontab~~
	}}

	== ~~Common Times~~ ==
	Instead of defining the specific minute, hour, and date for a recurring task, you can use shorthand keywords:		Instead of defining the specific minute, hour, and date for a recurring task, you can use shorthand keywords:
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	== cron~~.allow~~ ==		===Controlling user access to cron===
	The {{code\|/etc/cron.allow}} file should contain a list of users that has access to crontab. By default, the file does not exist and denotes that any user has access to crontab.		The {{code\|/etc/cron.allow}} file should contain a list of users that has access to crontab. By default, the file does not exist and denotes that any user has access to crontab.

	You can deny all users access to crontab by touching/creating an empty file.		You can deny all users access to crontab by touching/creating an empty file.

	== See Also ==		==See Also==
	* https://superuser.com/questions/348348/crontab-day-of-week-vs-day-of-month
			*https://superuser.com/questions/348348/crontab-day-of-week-vs-day-of-month

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			== cron.allow ==
			The {{code\|/etc/cron.allow}} file should contain a list of users that has access to crontab. By default, the file does not exist and denotes that any user has access to crontab.

			You can deny all users access to crontab by touching/creating an empty file.

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
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	~~== cron.allow ==~~
	~~The {{code\|/etc/cron.allow}} file should contain a list of users that has access to crontab. By default, the file does not exist and denotes that any user has access to crontab.~~

	~~You can deny all users access to crontab by touching/creating an empty file.~~

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	* https://superuser.com/questions/348348/crontab-day-of-week-vs-day-of-month		* https://superuser.com/questions/348348/crontab-day-of-week-vs-day-of-month

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			== cron.allow ==
			The {{code\|/etc/cron.allow}} file should contain a list of users that has access to crontab. By default, the file does not exist and denotes that any user has access to crontab.

			You can deny all users access to crontab by touching/creating an empty file.

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	* https://superuser.com/questions/348348/crontab-day-of-week-vs-day-of-month		* https://superuser.com/questions/348348/crontab-day-of-week-vs-day-of-month

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			== See Also ==
			* https://superuser.com/questions/348348/crontab-day-of-week-vs-day-of-month

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	== Basic Usage ==		== Basic Usage ==
	The basic usage is to create a crontab file containing the following fields:		The basic usage is to create a crontab file containing the following fields:
	{{highlight\|lang=~~text~~\|code=		{{highlight\|lang=terminal\|code=
			<nowiki>
	# Example of job definition:		# Example of job definition:
	# .---------------- minute (0 - 59)		# .---------------- minute (0 - 59)
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	# \| \| \| \| \|		# \| \| \| \| \|
	# * * * * * user-name command to be executed		# * * * * * user-name command to be executed
			</nowiki>
	}}		}}

	Cronjobs can be added by ~~modifing~~ any of the files below:		{{Info\|About the 'Day of Week' value\|
			If you set the 'Day of Week' value to something other than '*', the cronjob will run on either the specified day of month '''or''' the specified day of week.

			For instance, this cronjob will run at 2:15AM between the 1st and 7th of every month AND at 2:15AM every Wednesdays. It does '''not''' run on the first Wednesdays of each month.
			{{highlight\|lang=terminal\|code=
			15 2 1-7 * 3 root run-every-wednesdays-and-1-7-every-month
			}}

			If you wish to run a cronjob on the first Wednesday of each month, you need to add a check with {{code\|test $(date %u) -eq 3}}:
			{{highlight\|lang=terminal\|code=
			15 2 1-7 * 3 root test $(date +\%u) -eq 3 && run-on-first-wednesdays-every-month
			}}

			}}

			Cronjobs can be added by modifying any of the files below:
	{{highlight\|lang=text\|code=		{{highlight\|lang=text\|code=
	/etc/crontab		/etc/crontab
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	@daily = 0 0 * * *		@daily = 0 0 * * *
	}}		}}

	~~== Notes ==~~
	~~Defining both a day of month range and day of week value will cause the job to run when any of the two conditions are met.~~

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	== Basic Usage ==		== Basic Usage ==
	The basic usage is to create a crontab file containing the following fields:		The basic usage is to create a crontab file containing the following fields:
	{{~~Highlight~~\|lang=text\|code=		{{highlight\|lang=text\|code=
	# Example of job definition:		# Example of job definition:
	# .---------------- minute (0 - 59)		# .---------------- minute (0 - 59)
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	Cronjobs can be added by modifing any of the files below:		Cronjobs can be added by modifing any of the files below:
	{{~~Highlight~~\|lang=text\|code=		{{highlight\|lang=text\|code=
	/etc/crontab		/etc/crontab
	/var/spool/cron/		/var/spool/cron/
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	== Common Times ==		== Common Times ==
	Instead of defining the specific minute, hour, and date for a recurring task, you can use shorthand keywords:		Instead of defining the specific minute, hour, and date for a recurring task, you can use shorthand keywords:
	{{~~Highlight~~\|lang=text\|code=		{{highlight\|lang=text\|code=
	@daily = 0 0 * * *		@daily = 0 0 * * *
	}}		}}