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# 22  
Old 11-06-2010
You might have man 5 crontab on your system.

Code:
...

       The time and date fields are:

              field          allowed values
              -----          --------------
              minute         0-59
              hour           0-23
              day of month   1-31
              month          0-12 (or names, see below)
              day of week    0-7 (0 or 7 is Sun, or use names)

       A field may be an asterisk (*), which always stands for ``first-last''.

       Ranges of numbers are allowed.  Ranges are two numbers separated with a
       hyphen.  The specified range is inclusive.  For example,  8-11  for  an
       ``hours'' entry specifies execution at hours 8, 9, 10 and 11.

       Lists are allowed.  A list is a set of numbers (or ranges) separated by
       commas.  Examples: ``1,2,5,9'', ``0-4,8-12''.

...

So, for between 6am to 10pm, something like:

Code:
* 6-18 * * * whatever_I_want_to_do

# 23  
Old 11-06-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by Corona688
You might have man 5 crontab on your system.

Code:
...

       The time and date fields are:

              field          allowed values
              -----          --------------
              minute         0-59
              hour           0-23
              day of month   1-31
              month          0-12 (or names, see below)
              day of week    0-7 (0 or 7 is Sun, or use names)

       A field may be an asterisk (*), which always stands for ``first-last''.

       Ranges of numbers are allowed.  Ranges are two numbers separated with a
       hyphen.  The specified range is inclusive.  For example,  8-11  for  an
       ``hours'' entry specifies execution at hours 8, 9, 10 and 11.

       Lists are allowed.  A list is a set of numbers (or ranges) separated by
       commas.  Examples: ``1,2,5,9'', ``0-4,8-12''.

...

So, for between 6am to 10pm, something like:

Code:
* 6-18 * * * whatever_I_want_to_do

Right, it's actually simple Smilie. but can i ask you silly question? How do I go from 6 midnight? * 6-24 * * *? Or 0-59 6-23 * * *? < but that way I'm loosing one minute, am I not? Or maybe * 6-0 * * *?
# 24  
Old 11-06-2010
I don't know if 6-0 will work. Worth a shot.

If you're losing a minute, you can add another line for that minute.
# 25  
Old 11-06-2010
0,6-23
 
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