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Date:      Fri, 22 Jul 2016 12:23:13 -0400
From:      Shinnok <admin@shinnok.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   /etc/periodic question
Message-ID:  <BC66F5DC-4812-42FA-9C0E-4A0F70B003A2@shinnok.com>

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Hi,

Is /etc/periodic daily, weekly, monthly scheduling more like anacron =
than cron?

Cron will skip a schedule if the system is off or hibernating, whereas =
anacron will execute with the next opportunity, thus no missed =
intervals.

If not, then what's the best option for scheduling tasks on non 24hour =
systems like laptops?

Thanks,
Shinnok=



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