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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: | ||
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# 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: | ||
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/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: | ||
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@daily = 0 0 * * * | @daily = 0 0 * * * | ||
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Revision as of 04:26, 24 February 2017
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.
Basic Usage
The basic usage is to create a crontab file containing the following fields:
# Example of job definition:
# .---------------- minute (0 - 59)
#
Cronjobs can be added by modifing any of the files below:
/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:
@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.