On Thu, 26 Aug 1999, you wrote: > How do I create a CRON entry to, for example, start XMMS at > 0600 and play a particular MP3 file (or KMP3 to do the > same)??? > What I'm wanting is to do something similar to what I had > under Windows 98's Task Scheduler -- use my computer as an > alarm clock. > Thanks... I don't know from cron, but I've used the at command to wake me up with kscd. Info : www.magma.ca/~bklimas/FAQ2.htm. Lots of questions answered here. Tom