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Linux Command Line Tutorial - Cron Jobs

Learn how to use cron to setup cron jobs on Ubuntu, or any other distro through our Linux tutorial.

  1. What is Cron?

    Learn what the cron daemon is, practical applications of a cron job, and examples of cron tasks. Also learn how the crontab command works.

  2. Configuring and scheduling crontabs

    Learn the anatomy of a crontab - the variables declared up top, and the ways you can schedule specific commands to be triggered. Also learn how to configure and schedule each command.

  3. Handling output

    Find out how to handle output - whether you want to email results to yourself or others, or if you want to trash the output. Also learn how to create a log file containing all outputs of your cronjobs.

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