Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:58:02 +0200 From: Mark Stapper <stark@mapper.nl> To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: how to run task periodically Message-ID: <4C6B847A.5090408@mapper.nl>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Hi, I have a system that doesn't run 24/7/365. I would like to make sure that some tasks (like updating the ports tree) run weekly/monthly etc. As the system isn't on 24/7 the cron job I usually run for these tasks doesn't work as the machine isn't always running on the scheduled time. So I need a utility that enable me to say: "if a week has passed since the last run, run this command". Is there such a utlility? Cheers, Mark [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkxrhHoACgkQN9xNqOOVnWCsZACgiEPaJhLfxG3NsFmCDxOpuM/O UjwAn00DaDzkyjoYK4wj1l7mg0Sgz6Lg =sWS9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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