[KLUG Members] Schedule a command

[Buist Justin]

Try the 'at' command.  If that doesn't fit your bill you could try a pet store -- a good trained monkey's not as clean as a shell script but it's a heck of a lot more entertaining.

Justin Buist


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brandon Rasler [mailto:brandon@mennotrav.com]
> Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 10:16 AM
> To: members@kalamazoolinux.org
> Subject: [KLUG Members] Schedule a command
> 
> 
> I need to replace a file at 5:30 today, but I will not be able to do
> it then.
> What would be the best way to do the following command at 5:30?
> 
> mv sample.txt.new  sample.txt
> 
> I have used cron in the past to do this, but then removed the job
> before it was scheduled to run again.  I just need it done today not
> everyday.  Is there a better way?
> 
> Brandon Rasler
> Technology Associate
> Menno Travel Service
> tel. 574-534-1521
> fax. 574-535-2158
> 
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