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Old 11-06-2002, 08:29 PM   #1
meng_en
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Unhappy How to use cron command in solaris


Hi,
I am new to Solaris OS and i want to make use of cron command to auto delete all the files regardless of the file type in this /export/home/io_files directory every 15 min.May i know how can i go abt doing it?I know that i need to make use of crontab -e to edit the crontab file but wat codes shld i add in to makes the cron works??


Thanks in advance!
 
Old 11-06-2002, 09:08 PM   #2
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Have you looked at the man pages, they are pretty straight forward in showing you how and the process of using cron.

man cron
man crontab
 
  


 


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