Crontab Question

linear · 01-10-2003, 07:38 PM

Ok I run a local gameserver that is associated with a my remote webserver wich I regulary update the stats manually.
Here is my question I would like to use crontab to run my /stats/stats.pl every 23 hour (11pm).. im not sure what the command should look like i think it would look like this

* 23 * * * * nice /stats/stats.pl >/dev/null 2>&1

if im right please let me know.. optionally I would like to beta test running the update every 12 hours would it look something like this?

* 0,12 * * * * nice /stats/stats.pl >/dev/null 2>&1

If my above hypothosis is correct how would I make that a permanent setting on the crontab, where I will not have to re enter one these commands at every boot?

Im running slackware 8.0

Regards Linear/ZeN

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leed_25 · 01-10-2003, 10:51 PM

crontab -e

moses · 01-11-2003, 12:22 AM

man crontab
man crond

in /var/spool/cron/crontabs, you'll find user specific crontab files.
in /etc/cron.[hourly|daily|weekly|monthly] you'll find system crontab
files.
It looks like you've got an extra "*" in there. . .

Quote:

Code:

       # MIN HOUR DAY MONTH DAYOFWEEK   COMMAND
       # at 6:10 a.m. every day
       10 6 * * * date

linear · 01-11-2003, 01:33 AM

Heh thats what I thought about the extra "*" wasnt sure so if I do the above mentioned minus one "*" the crontab will do this automaticly like an alarm clock right?

btw hey fellow slacker..

moses · 01-11-2003, 02:42 AM

Yeah, it should work. Make sure you read the man page and
check out their examples. . .