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Old 07-09-2015
Crontab command help
Hi All,
I want a script to run every 5 minutes and in the command prompt i typed the following command
Code:
$ */5 * * * * /u01/EnvironmentStartup/validateservices.sh

and when i enter i'm getting a message
Code:
"-bash */5: No such file or directory"

Any ideas please?
Thanks


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Last edited by rbatte1; 07-09-2015 at 12:21 PM.. Reason: Added CODE tags
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Old 07-09-2015
WHERE do you enter that line?
# 3  
Old 07-09-2015
In the putty emulator as i log in at the $ prompt
Last edited by rbatte1; 07-09-2015 at 12:22 PM.. Reason: ICODE tags
# 4  
Old 07-09-2015
Try
Code:
crontab -e

---------- Post updated at 16:20 ---------- Previous update was at 16:19 ----------

And, read man crontab
# 5  
Old 07-09-2015
When I did crontab -e its taking me to a different location where it is showing another previously created cron job
Last edited by rbatte1; 07-09-2015 at 12:22 PM.. Reason: Spelling and ICODE tags
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Old 07-09-2015
That's the way cron/crontab work. Again, man cron / crontab
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Old 07-09-2015
Cron job setup is cumulative. One file (per user) holds all your definitions.

To add a new job definition, add a new record to your file edited with crontab -e


I hope that this helps,
Robin
 
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