/cron-jobs

execute scheduled commands

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cron jobs

execute scheduled commands

Install

sudo apt install cron

Edit

crontab -e

Example

# m h  dom mon dow   command
* * * * * python /home/ubuntu/example.py
# this executes example.py every min

example.py

import os
os.system('wall testing')

*    *    *   *    *  Command_to_execute
|    |    |    |   |       
|    |    |    |    Day of the Week ( 0 - 6 ) ( Sunday = 0 )
|    |    |    |
|    |    |    Month ( 1 - 12 )
|    |    |
|    |    Day of Month ( 1 - 31 )
|    |
|    Hour ( 0 - 23 )
|
Min ( 0 - 59 )