From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pc-24-151-10-129.newt1.ct.charter.com ([24.151.10.129] helo=h14me.homelinux.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19RZ1l-0002KN-00 for ; Sun, 15 Jun 2003 11:02:41 -0400 Received: from localhost (IDENT:1001@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id h5FF2cfa002975 for ; Sun, 15 Jun 2003 11:02:38 -0400 Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2003 11:02:37 -0400 (EDT) From: Alex Snow X-X-Sender: alex_snow@h14me.homelinux.net To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: cron In-Reply-To: <200306151452.h5FEqtcV002880@sunset.net> Message-ID: References: <200306151452.h5FEqtcV002880@sunset.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII 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: Hi. Thanks for the info. -- A message from the system administrator: "I've upped my priority, now up yours!" On Sun, 15 Jun 2003, Ralph W. Reid wrote: > 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) > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >