howto run a script from cron every 5 minutes except 11pm-8am ?

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03-19-2005, 11:28 AM	#1
cccc Senior Member Registered: Sep 2003 Distribution: Debian Squeeze / Wheezy Posts: 1,623 Rep:	howto run a script from cron every 5 minutes except 11pm-8am ? hi howto run a script from cron every 5 minutes except 11pm-8am ? greetings cccc

03-19-2005, 11:59 AM	#2
homey Senior Member Registered: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,057 Rep:	Something like this ... Code: /5 8-22 * * /backup.job Last edited by homey; 03-19-2005 at 12:01 PM.

03-20-2005, 03:52 AM	#3
cccc Senior Member Registered: Sep 2003 Distribution: Debian Squeeze / Wheezy Posts: 1,623 Original Poster Rep:	thanks !

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