[KLUG Members] Schedule a command

[John Bridleman]

* Brandon Rasler (brandon@mennotrav.com) wrote:
> 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?
> 
Check out the at command
 man at
or Bob's presentation on cron:
 - http://kalamazoolinux.org/presentations/19980721/cron1.html 
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John Bridleman / www.bridleman.org