El Viernes, 20 de Abril de 2007 23:44, Tom Poe escribió: > Manuel Arostegui Ramirez wrote: > > 2007/4/20, Tom Poe <tompoe@xxxxxxxx>: > >> I googled for cron howto, and noticed that the /etc/crontab file is > >> empty. I want to run an event on a daily basis, and need to know where > >> to add, and how to add an event to run jpodcatcher once a day. Any help > >> appreciated. > >> Tom > > > > First off, if you want it to run in the system cron, just > > /etc/crontab, on the other hand if you want it as an user cron, just: > > crontab -e > > Anyways, this is an example of a basic job running daily at, for > > instance, 11:00 AM > > > > SHELL=/bin/bash > > PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin > > MAILTO=root > > HOME=/ > > > > # run-parts > > 01 * * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.hourly > > 02 4 * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.daily > > 22 4 * * 0 root run-parts /etc/cron.weekly > > 42 4 1 * * root run-parts /etc/cron.monthly > > 00 11 * * * root /home/manu/babelserver.sh > > > > got it? > > > > You might want to read the Crontab manual. > > > > Hope this helps > > All the best. > > > > Manuel. > > Manuel: Thanks. Sounds right to me. Problem is, on my FC5, the > /etc/crontab file is empty. There are directories for cron.daily, > cron.weekly, etc. When I cd to those directories, there are several > files, each of which is running a shell script. So, do I have to create > a shell script, and copy it to the directory I want, or can I place a > cron command someplace? > Tom Actually, it's up to you, whatever suits for you :-) Cheers -- Manuel Arostegui Ramirez. Electronic Mail is not secure, may not be read every day, and should not be used for urgent or sensitive issues.
