>
> Hi,
> I'm interested in a minor detail: in
> crontab, what is the traditional way --
> to execute multi-line command, or just
> create a script that does the same thing?
>
> For example, I have to execute a 5-line
> evaluation from cron. Which way is
> better -- to put these five lines into
> crontab, or create a script with the same
> commands, and execute script?
The more traditional way (and, IMHO, best way) is to write a script, and then
have crond kick off that script.
--Mark
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