On Sat, Sep 27, 2003 at 03:45:57AM +1000, Russell Shaw wrote: > I set this with crontab -e : > > 3 * * * * /usr/bin/mailfilter ; /bin/echo "Mailfiltering" | /usr/bin/mail > -s mai > 1 * * * * /bin/echo "Date is `date`." | /usr/bin/mail -s cron root > ### > > I should get mail every minute, but it doesn't work.
"1 * * * *" means "at :01 of every hour". You want "* * * * *" for "every minute", and "*/3 * * * *" for "every three minutes". (Frequencies that don't divide evenly into 60 are trickier.) -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
