The software utility Cron is a time-based job scheduler in Unix-like computer operating systems. People who set up and maintain software environments use cron to schedule jobs (commands or shell scripts) to run periodically at fixed times, dates, or intervals. It typically automates system maintenance or administration—though its general-purpose nature makes it useful for things like connecting to the Internet and downloading email at regular intervals. The origin of the name cron is from the Greek word for time, χρόνος (chronos). (Ken Thompson, author of cron, has confirmed this in a private communication with Brian Kernighan.)
cron is most suitable for scheduling repetitive tasks. Scheduling one-time tasks is often more easily accomplished using the associated at utility.
Cron is driven by a crontab (cron table) file, a configuration file that specifies shell commands to run periodically on a given schedule. The crontab files are stored where the lists of jobs and other instructions to the cron daemon are kept. Users can have their own individual crontab files and often there is a system wide crontab file (usually in /etc
or a subdirectory of /etc
) that only system administrators can edit.
cron is a time-based job scheduler in Unix-like computer operating systems.
CRON or cron may also refer to:
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And complete my tormented life
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I want to make it right
I want to pass this test
And complete my tormented life
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