Kbase P96230: What is UNIX cron?
| Autor |
Progress Software Corporation - Progress |
| Acesso |
Público |
| Publicação |
10/16/2008 |
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Status: Unverified
GOAL:
What is cron?
GOAL:
Can cron be used to automate scheduled tasks within UNIX?
GOAL:
Is there a UNIX utility that will schedule program execution?
FIX:
Cron is a UNIX facility that allows you to schedule programs for periodic execution. Using cron, administrative functions are performed silently, without any explicit action by the system administrator. For administrative purposes, cron is useful for running commands and scripts according to a preset schedule.