cronjob.

[NiGhtMarEs0nWax]

Hi guys, just a quick question on cronjobs.

* */24 * * * '/script.sh'

will run every 24 hours, correct?

if say for example, the computer was not used for 36 hours, would this script run as soon as that user was logged on?


Thanks.

[alf55]

Hi guys, just a quick question on cronjobs.

* */24 * * * '/script.sh'

will run every 24 hours, correct?

if say for example, the computer was not used for 36 hours, would this script run as soon as that user was logged on?


Thanks.

 10 1 * * * /script.sh

would run at 01:10 AM every day.

 0 0 * * * /script.sh

would run at midnight every day.

 0 0 * * 1-5 /script.sh

would run at midnight monday through friday.

The use of "/" is for having multiple times such as I want the script to run on even hours

 0 0/2 * * * /script.sh

Which is sort cut over:

0 0,2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22 * * * /script.sh

[NiGhtMarEs0nWax]

* 1/2 * * *

wouldn't this run every odd hour from 1am?



going by that logic then

0 0/24 * * *

would run every 24 hours? isn't it the same as

* */24 * * * ??




what i am looking for is a script to run every 24 hours regardless of what time it is.
the reason being, i have no idea when the user will be logged on, but i wish to run the script when they are, only once per day.


thanks.

[yancek]

cron counts from zero so minutes can be: 00 -59, hours 00-23. Try changing your 24 to a 23. Just google cron tutorial and see examples.

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