According to "man at" 1) The time needs to have a colon, e.g. 07:30 2) You don't specify the command as a parameter. Instead you interactively enter the script like so: at -m 07:30 <return> at> script yada yada yada at> ^D OR you put your script in a file and start at with the -f file parameter like so: at -m 07:30 -f myscriptfile "Jimmy C. Thomson" wrote: > > How can I get a program to run at a specified time (w/o root access)? > I tried > #% at -m 0730 xclock > > but I get an error (at: bad time specification). > Any ideas? Alternatly, how can I make a process run for a certain amount > of time and then exit? > > Thanks, > > Jimmy > > ********************************************************* > Jimmy Thomson > Computer Science Undergrad > Michigan Technological University > > "Never try to be philosophical about sex when > you are in the mood" > *********************************************************
