Recipe: Scheduling with cron


$ crontab –e
02 02 * * * /home/slynux/script.sh


Shutdown the computer at 2 am every day:
00 02 * * * /sbin/shutdown -h

Schedule
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$ crontab task.cron


$ crontab <<EOF
02 * * * * /home/slynux/script.sh
EOF

Specify environment variable
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crontab <<EOF
http_proxy=http://192.168.03:3128
00 * * * * /home/slynux/download.sh
EOF


View cron table
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$ crontab –l
02 05 * * * /home/user/disklog.sh


$ crontab –l –u slynux
09 10 * * * /home/slynux/test.sh

Remove cron table
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$ crontab –r
or
# crontab –u slynux –r