>I have a script that I need to add for cron to run once a week. >How do i tell cron to run them? i have no idea where the cron >configs are > >mandrake 8.1 > >Jesse angell
Jesse, 1) In your home directory, or somewhere abouts, make a file called "mycronjobs" or something similar that will easily remind you of what it is. It's in this file that you'll put all your cron jobs. 2) In the file, put one line as follows: 00 00 * * 01 /path/to/script 3) Back in the shell, type the following: crontab mycronjobs <Enter> And you're done. In the future, if you want to add jobs, add them to this file, the update the cron table with "crontab mycronjobs". ----------------------------------------------------------- The first five numbers/asterisks in the job description are as follows: 00-59 Minute 00-23 Hour 01-31 Day's date 01-12 Month 01-07 Day (Monday, etc.) If you want a specific time or day, then use the numbers; use an asterisk for any specifics that don't matter. In the example I gave (00 00 * * 01) it will execute the script at midnight (00 minutes, and 00 hours), on any date (*), of any month (*), every Sunday (01). Or is 01 Monday? I forget. Miark
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