Monty Malik wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I just have a quick question about crontab.  How do I get a program to
> run every 10 minutes.  I know that for something to run every hour the
> format would be:
>
>                                 1 * * * * /usr/bin/...
>
> would I use decimals or fractions to represent 10 minutes?  For example:
>
>                                 0.17 * * * * /usr/bin/...
>
> or
>
>                                 1/6 * * * * /usr/bin/...
>
> Are any of the  above lines right or is there a proper way to represent 10
> minutes?
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks a bunch
>
> Monty

oops, make that 0,10,20,30,40,50 * * * * /usr/bin/... to run every ten
minutes.  12:00, 12:10, 12:20, 12:30, 12:40, 12:50, 13:00...


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