Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2007 10:55:34 -0800 From: Drew Tomlinson <drew@mykitchentable.net> To: Kevin Kinsey <kdk@daleco.biz>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Help with Crontab Message-ID: <47599726.1070807@mykitchentable.net> In-Reply-To: <475995B1.90504@daleco.biz> References: <4759849F.8000603@mykitchentable.net> <475995B1.90504@daleco.biz>
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On 12/7/2007 10:49 AM Kevin Kinsey wrote: > Drew Tomlinson wrote: >> I'm trying to use cron to run a script on the first Sunday of every >> month at 0930. I used this entry in the crontab: >> >> # Run 1st Sunday at 0930 - Fulls >> 30 9 1-7 * 7 /usr/local/scripts/backup_bootstrap.sh >> >> Yet this script just ran on Thursday, December 6 at 0930. Why? I >> just added it to cron so I don't know if it will run on any other days. >> > > See crontab(5), which says: > > Note: The day of a command's execution can be specified by two fields -- > day of month, and day of week. If both fields are restricted (ie, > are > not *), the command will be run when either field matches the current > time. For example, ``30 4 1,15 * 5'' would cause a command to be > run at > 4:30 am on the 1st and 15th of each month, plus every Friday. > > HTH, > > Kevin Kinsey > Thank you for the reply. Now I see the light. :) So I suppose there is no way to schedule as I wish using cron. I suspect I'll have to modify my script to do the date checking and only execute the "meat" if it's the right date. Thanks, Drew -- Be a Great Magician! Visit The Alchemist's Warehouse http://www.alchemistswarehouse.com
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