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== Setting up a script to run every five minutes ==
== Setting up a script to run a script in your home folder every five minutes (and log it) ==


   crontab -e
   crontab -e


and edit it to something like
and edit it to something like
  */5 * * * * /home/mmurtaugh/xpub.sh > /home/mmurtaugh/xpub.log

Latest revision as of 16:07, 16 March 2017

The Linux way to schedule commands.

http://www.adminschoice.com/crontab-quick-reference

Setting up a script to run a script in your home folder every five minutes (and log it)

 crontab -e

and edit it to something like

 */5 * * * * /home/mmurtaugh/xpub.sh > /home/mmurtaugh/xpub.log