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courtney@whtz.com wrote:
> 
> OK- as requested, here is a copy of my /etc/crontab file
> 
> #minute   hour mday month     wday who   command
> #
> */5     *       *       *       *       root  /usr/libexec/atrun
> #

<snip>

> 
> #THIS IS THE CRON JOB IN QUESTION
> *    0-23 *    *    *    root /usr/local/bin/scr
> 

<snip>


> I would like to run that job every 10 minutes 24 hours a day...is that
> possible as well??
> 

Sure is - make an entry just like the atrun entry.  You'll end up with
something like this:
*/10	*	*	*	*	root	/usr/local/bin/scr


I'm pretty sure that will get you up and running.  
Don't forget to restart cron when you're done.


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