Re: [SLE] Pullin' my hair out... arrrgh

From: Doug Currey (doug_at_curreycentral.com)
Date: 08/04/04

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Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 13:50:56 -0400

    How about the following in crontab

    * */18 * * * someuser /usr/local/bin/script > /dev/null

    This should execute 'script' every 18 hours as user someuser

    On Wed, 4 Aug 2004 12:22:04 -0500, C Hamel wrote
    > I need a script to execute every 18 hours w/o having to change the
    > crontab daily, if possible. I have tried sleeping/recalling script
    > but, of course, one has to then kill a bunch of pids for older
    > executions of the same script ...but at least not daily, I don't
    > suppose.
    >
    > Is there a cleaner way of doing this?
    >
    > Thanks!
    > --
    > ...CH
    > "The more they over-think the plumbing,
    > the easier it is to stop up the drain."
    > Scotty
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