# use /bin/bash to run commands, instead of the default /bin/sh
SHELL=/bin/bash
# mail any output to `paul', no matter whose crontab this is
MAILTO=paul
#
# run five minutes after midnight, every day
5 0 * * * $HOME/bin/daily.job >> $HOME/tmp/out 2>&1
# run at 2:15pm on the first of every month -- output mailed to paul
15 14 1 * * $HOME/bin/monthly
# run at 10 pm on weekdays, annoy Joe
0 22 * * 1-5 mail -s "It's 10pm" joe%Joe,%%Where are your kids?%
23 0-23/2 * * * echo "run 23 minutes after midn, 2am, 4am ..., everyday"
5 4 * * sun echo "run at 5 after 4 every sunday"
# Run on every second Saturday of the month
0 4 8-14 * * test $(date +%u) -eq 6 && echo "2nd Saturday"
Maybe you can review the examples and repost your idea for the correct crontab entry for us to review?
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