Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 13:33:31 +0100 (CET) From: Svein Halvor Halvorsen <svein-freebsd-questions@theloosingend.net> To: Frank Mueller <Franky-Mueller@web.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Cron job questions Message-ID: <20040312132816.X34629@mirrorball.theloosingend.net> In-Reply-To: <49452.141.67.67.161.1079086468.squirrel@Matrix.Iceman> References: <49303.141.67.67.161.1079082429.squirrel@Matrix.Iceman> <49452.141.67.67.161.1079086468.squirrel@Matrix.Iceman>
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[Dave Carrera] > So if I > > #ee /etc/crontab (I prefer ee to vi ) > > Add this > > * 2 * * * root /bin/csh /root/script.csh > > Save exit > > That should run my script at 2am every morning yes ? [Frank Mueller] > > Yes, correct. I thought that putting an * in your crontab meant that your cronjob would run for every possible value of that field, ie. that script.csh would run every day at 2.00am, 2.01am, 2.02am, ..., 2.59am The line should read: 0 2 * * * root /bin/csh /root/script.csh if you want your script run every day at 2.00 am. sve
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