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Old 01-12-2012
run unix script as scheduled job
Hi,

I want my unix script to run as a scheduled job such that the script is invoked once every 15 minutes. Is there any way to achieve this other than running the script as a cron job?
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Old 01-12-2012
two at options:
https://www.unix.com/shell-programmin...nite-loop.html
https://www.unix.com/shell-programmin...eat-3-hrs.html
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Old 01-12-2012
Code:
while [ 1 ]
do
#do your task here
sleep 900 #15 minutes
done

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