command to run a command after 30 mins


 
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Old 05-14-2007
command to run a command after 30 mins

how to schedule a command to run after 30 mins ?
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Old 05-14-2007
you can use the "at" command

or simply

# sleep 1800 && command
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Old 05-14-2007
Thanks for the reply.

could you explain more about how to use "at" command ?

sleep command worked fine.


Quote:
Originally Posted by funksen
you can use the "at" command

or simply

# sleep 1800 && command
# 4  
Old 05-14-2007
with at, the commad would look like this:

Code:
 at -f /path/to/script now + 30 minutes

check

#man at

for more details
 
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