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'''Crontab Add type'''
 
'''Crontab Add type'''
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<pre>
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1: Minute (0-59)
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2: Hours (0-23)
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3: Day (0-31)
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4: Month (0-12 [12 == December])
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5: Day of the week(0-7 [7 or 0 == sunday])
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/path/to/command – Script or command name to schedule
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Easy to remember format:
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* * * * * command to be executed
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- - - - -
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| | | | |
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| | | | ----- Day of week (0 - 7) (Sunday=0 or 7)
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| | | ------- Month (1 - 12)
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| | --------- Day of month (1 - 31)
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| ----------- Hour (0 - 23)
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------------- Minute (0 - 59)
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</pre>
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Example
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Run every minute.
 
<pre>crontab -e </pre><pre>0-59 * * * * /usr/bin/iptrafvol.pl -l </pre>
 
<pre>crontab -e </pre><pre>0-59 * * * * /usr/bin/iptrafvol.pl -l </pre>
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Run every 2 AM
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<pre>0 2 * * * * /usr/sbin/ccsquid</pre>

Revision as of 09:48, 30 March 2016

Crontab Add type

1: Minute (0-59)
2: Hours (0-23)
3: Day (0-31)
4: Month (0-12 [12 == December])
5: Day of the week(0-7 [7 or 0 == sunday])
/path/to/command – Script or command name to schedule
Easy to remember format:

* * * * * command to be executed
- - - - -
| | | | |
| | | | ----- Day of week (0 - 7) (Sunday=0 or 7)
| | | ------- Month (1 - 12)
| | --------- Day of month (1 - 31)
| ----------- Hour (0 - 23)
------------- Minute (0 - 59)

Example Run every minute.

crontab -e 
0-59 * * * * /usr/bin/iptrafvol.pl -l 

Run every 2 AM

0 2 * * * * /usr/sbin/ccsquid