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Old 08-12-2018
Run script no more than twice daily WITHOUT cron
Can I run a script no more than twice a day without using cron?

Maybe create a file when script is first run and check its date?
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Old 08-12-2018
Yes, you can do anything you want.

In these forums, we expect people to post their work (their code) and not just post abstract questions.

So, yes, it's possible of course. But please post your code what you have tried
when asking questions.
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Old 08-12-2018
Search these forums as well, and look at the bottom left of this page under "More UNIX and Linux Forum Topics You Might Find Helpful"
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Old 08-12-2018
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Old 08-12-2018
Quote:
Originally Posted by Neo
Yes, you can do anything you want.

In these forums, we expect people to post their work (their code) and not just post abstract questions.

So, yes, it's possible of course. But please post your code what you have tried
when asking questions.
I posted no code because i dont know where to start. My ? Was not abstract.

My question clearly stated the problem.

I am no expert, but am always learning.

No answer to my pm to you?

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I did so before posting.
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Old 08-12-2018
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No answer to my pm to you?
The place to ask questions in the forums about how to do something in the forums is here:

https://www.unix.com/post-here-to-co...nd-moderators/

Never by PM.
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Old 08-12-2018
Quote:
Originally Posted by drew77
I posted no code because i dont know where to start. My ? Was not abstract.

My question clearly stated the problem.

Two clear answers to your clear questions:
- Yes
- One of several possibilities.



OK, joking apart - what keeps you from using the proven system component cron?
Do you know about the at command to schedule events?
A (not optimal) approach would be to calculate the time difference from (now till schedule time) in seconds and sleep that long.


Quote:
I did so before posting.

Did you?
Listen sharp time to run a command inside a script
Run a job between times else run later
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