cron
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cron is a time-based job scheduler. A scheduled job is known as a cron job. Although typically used to automate system maintenance and administration it can be used to automate any task. is most suitable for scheduling repetitive tasks as scheduling a one-time task can be accomplished via at.
Key facts
- Software.name
- cron
- Software.screenshot
- Cron-example-command.gif
- Software.caption
- Example usage of utility
- Software.developer
- AT&T Bell Laboratories
- Software.programming language
- C
- Software.operating system
- Unix and Unix-like, Plan 9, Inferno
- Software.genre
- Job scheduler
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Nonstandard predefined scheduling definitions
- Cron permissions
- Time zone handling
- History
- Early versions
- Multi-user capability
- Modern versions
- Standardization efforts
- Cron expression
- Non-standard characters
- See also
- Note
- References
- External links
cron is a time-based job scheduler. A scheduled job is known as a cron job. Although typically used to automate system maintenance and administration it can be used to automate any task. is most suitable for scheduling repetitive tasks as scheduling a one-time task can be accomplished via at.
The daemon name originates from Chronos, the Greek word for time.
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