cronjob

dnaqvi · 04-23-2010, 06:28 PM

Hello,

OS: Linux

I need to run the files everyday at 11.00 pm (Monday to Friday).

How would I put on cronjob?
I have files ready.

thanks

AlucardZero · 04-23-2010, 06:47 PM

http://www.google.com/search?&q=cron

dnaqvi · 04-23-2010, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlucardZero

http://www.google.com/search?&q=cron

Are they correct?

for 11.00 pm
00 23 * * 1-5

and for 11.05 pm
05 23 * * 1-5

cola · 04-23-2010, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dnaqvi

Are they correct?

for 11.00 pm
00 23 * * 1-5

and for 11.05 pm
05 23 * * 1-5

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CronHowto
Which linux distribution are you on?

rhadmn · 04-26-2010, 01:52 AM

Yes that is correct.

Basically The Crontab has 6 fields including the job/command you want to execute.

1 - Minute [0-60]
2 - Hours [0-23]
3 - Day Of Month [1-31]
4 - Month [1-12]
5 - Day Of Week [0-6 - where 0 is for Sunday].

Hence for your requirement ie "I need to run the files everyday at 11.00 pm (Monday to Friday)" the crontab entry would be something like below :-

00 23 * * 1-5 <job/command you want to run>

Note :- Crond is the daemon for cronjobs which checks the Crontab file every 2 mins for any changes/updation etc.

Regards,
RHADMN

TB0ne · 04-26-2010, 04:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dnaqvi

Are they correct?

for 11.00 pm
00 23 * * 1-5

and for 11.05 pm
05 23 * * 1-5

Well, what happened when you TRIED it? Were ALL of the how-to docs on CRON impossible to understand??