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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Need tut on Cron info Post 10238 by hon on Saturday 10th of November 2001 12:40:10 AM
Old 11-10-2001
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i need a basic tutorial on running cron jobs. i have no clue where to even begin. the only solid info i have found thusfar is that i need a scheduler script in flat text format called a crontrab. ive seen what appear to be scripts, but have no idea if those posts are partial scripts (and other pertinent info).

purpose: i am using an xml parsing script to display user hwadlines.

need: bottom line instructions and detailed explanation.

i cannot use a script, even ask the right questions, without knowing 'something'. please post links, etc. so i can begin. im sure with the right start i can figure the better part of it out in a short amount of time.

thanks
 

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LEARN ABOUT SUNOS

atq

atq(1)								   User Commands							    atq(1)

NAME

       atq - display the jobs queued to run at specified times

SYNOPSIS

       atq [-c] [-n] [username...]

DESCRIPTION

       The  atq  utility  displays the at jobs queued up for the current user. at(1) is a utility that allows users to execute commands at a later
       date. If invoked by a user with the solaris.jobs.admin authorization, atq will display all jobs in the queue.

       If no options are given, the jobs are displayed in chronological order of execution.

       When an authorized user invokes atq without specifying username, the entire queue is displayed; when a username is  specified,  only  those
       jobs belonging to the named user are displayed.

OPTIONS

       The following options are supported:

       -c	Displays the queued jobs in the order they were created (that is, the time that the at command was given).

       -n	Displays only the total number of jobs currently in the queue.

FILES

       /var/spool/cron/atjobs	       spool area for at jobs.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWcsu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       at(1), atrm(1), auths(1), cron(1M), auth_attr(4), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.10							    13 Aug 1999 							    atq(1)
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