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Old 10-16-2007, 12:03 AM   #1
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Scheduling Cron Job


Hi ,

I want the cron job to run for every four hours on daily basis.Please help me in how to setup in the crontab

Thanks/Chn
 
Old 10-16-2007, 12:09 AM   #2
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0 * * * * yourscript

create it as a text file if you want to save it. then run crontab yourfile.txt
 
Old 10-16-2007, 12:22 AM   #3
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See here: http://www.adminschoice.com/docs/cro...Crontab%20file
 
Old 10-16-2007, 12:37 AM   #4
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0 * * * * yourscript

create it as a text file if you want to save it. then run crontab yourfile.txt
That's wrong. This will run the job every hour on the hour.

Code:
0 */4 * * * yourscript
would run it every 4 hours on the hour.



Cheers,
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Old 10-16-2007, 12:37 AM   #5
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Old 10-16-2007, 05:51 AM   #6
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That's wrong. This will run the job every hour on the hour.

Code:
0 */4 * * * yourscript
would run it every 4 hours on the hour.



Cheers,
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sorry tink i overlooked the "four" hihihi
 
  


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