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| ---- == See also == [[https://man.archlinux.org/man/cron.8|crond(8)]] [[https://man.archlinux.org/man/crontab.1.en|crontab(1)]] [[https://man.archlinux.org/man/crontab.5.en|crontab(5)]] [[https://crontab.guru/|crontab guru, a crontab helper]] |
Cron
Cron is an automation framework.
Not all modern implementations use a crond(8) binary, but all use crontab(1) as the user interface.
Contents
Installation
Arch Linux offers cronie and fcron packages but promotes timers instead.
Fedora offers cronie but promotes timers instead. (Unsurprising, as both are Red Hat initiatives.)
Debian offers a custom distribution of Vixie cron, with plans to phase it out for cronie.
Usage
Cronie
Busybox Crond
The !BusyBox implementation of Cron (crond(8)) recommends a layer of indirection through named directories. The default configuration runs these tasks:
# min hour day month weekday command */15 * * * * run-parts /etc/periodic/15min 0 * * * * run-parts /etc/periodic/hourly 0 2 * * * run-parts /etc/periodic/daily 0 3 * * 6 run-parts /etc/periodic/weekly 0 5 1 * * run-parts /etc/periodic/monthly
Any scripts in /etc/periodic/hourly will be run on the hourly mark every hour. This is considered preferable to installing a new cronjob.
See also
crontab guru, a crontab helper