From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from d35.mercury.sunset.net ([209.209.116.35] helo=sunset.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19RYsh-0002B4-00 for ; Sun, 15 Jun 2003 10:53:20 -0400 Received: from sunset.net (IDENT:1000@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sunset.net (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id h5FEquxU002881 for ; Sun, 15 Jun 2003 07:52:57 -0700 Received: (from rreid@localhost) by sunset.net (8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) id h5FEqtcV002880 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sun, 15 Jun 2003 07:52:55 -0700 From: "Ralph W. Reid" Message-Id: <200306151452.h5FEqtcV002880@sunset.net> Subject: Re: cron To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2003 07:52:55 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: from "Alex Snow" at Jun 14, 2003 07:19:43 PM X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL6] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Alex Snow staggered into view and mumbled: > >Hi All. >Does anyone know the syntax of the crontab file? I cant seem to find it. >what I'm aiming to do is run a job every 15 mins or so but I cant seem to >find the syntax and what all the fields are. Have you considered using `at' instead of editing that file manually? For what you want to do, the `at' command line would look something like this: at now + 15 minutes You can then enter a list of commands you would like to run, and then terminate the list with a CTRL-D (end of file character) to get things started. You might also want to redirect any output from the commands to keep from getting email every 15 minutes if the list ends with `at now + 15 minutes'. See the man page for `at' for more details. I hope this helps. Have a _great_ day! -- Ralph. N6BNO. Wisdom comes from central processing, not from I/O. rreid@sunset.net http://personalweb.sunset.net/~rreid Opinions herein are either mine or they are flame bait. SLOPE = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)