cron Utility

A cron Utility is a Unix utility that is a time-based job scheduler.

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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Rundeck.
• See: Job Scheduler, Shell Script.

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References

2014

• (Wikipedia, 2014) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/cron Retrieved:2014-11-20.
  • The software utility Cron is a time-based job scheduler in Unix-like computer operating systems. People who set up and maintain software environments use cron to schedule jobs (commands or shell scripts) to run periodically at fixed times, dates, or intervals. It typically automates system maintenance or administration — though its general-purpose nature makes it useful for things like connecting to the Internet and downloading email at regular intervals. The name cron comes from the Greek word for time, χρόνος chronos.

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