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i knew about cron, i need the at approach, since it is totally different
each day

2015-07-03 14:30 GMT+03:00 Sergio Letuche <[log in to unmask]>:

> thank you for your quick reply,
>
> this is exactly what i need to do,
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> going to check documentation about this
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> 2015-07-03 14:27 GMT+03:00 Michael Berkowski <[log in to unmask]>:
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>> To clarify, are you asking to run different commands each day? I think
>> that's what you mean by "another one".
>>
>> Assuming different commands to run once each, use the `at` command, which
>> schedules a job to run via atd.
>>
>>
>> https://debian-handbook.info/browse/stable/sect.task-scheduling-cron-atd.html
>> http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/hardy/man8/atd.8.html
>>
>> at now + 1 day <<EOF
>> /first/command/to/run arg1 arg2 arg3
>> END
>>
>>
>> at now + 2 day <<EOF
>> /second/command/to/run arg1 arg2 arg3
>> END
>>
>> at now + 3 day <<EOF
>> /third/command/to/run arg1 arg2 arg3
>> END
>>
>> If you are actually asking to run the same command daily, schedule it in
>> your crontab
>>
>> # edit the crontab
>> crontab -e
>>
>> Add an entry, for example to run daily at 08:00
>>
>> 0 8 * * * /command/to/run arg1 arg2 arg3
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 6:18 AM, Sergio Letuche <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Hello community,
>> >
>> > i am on an ubuntu server 14.04, and say i wanted to run a specific
>> command
>> > at the same time tomorrow, , another one after two days, etc, how could
>> i
>> > do it,
>> >
>> > thank you
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> ++++++++++++++++++++
>> Michael Berkowski
>> University of Minnesota Libraries
>> Web Development
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>> ++++++++++++++++++++
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