cron(1M) — sys5



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NAME
     cron - clock daemon

USAGE
     /etc/cron

DESCRIPTION
     Cron executes commands at the dates and times specified in
     /usr/lib/cron/crontab.  You can run a command periodically
     by placing it in the crontab file, using the format
     described there.  Use the at(1) command if you want to run a
     command only once, at a later time.

     Since cron never exits, it should only be executed once.  It
     is usually executed at initialization, possibly in a start-
     up script, by invoking the Display Manager command cps, as
     shown below.
               cps /etc/cron

     Cron examines crontab files and at command files only during
     process initialization and when the file changes.

NOTES
     The process created by /etc/cron will automatically be named
     cron.

FILES
     /usr/lib/cron        main cron directory
     /usr/lib/cron/log    accounting information
     /usr/spool/cron      spool area

DIAGNOSTICS
     Cron records all its actions in /usr/lib/cron/log.

RELATED INFORMATION
     at(1), sh(1)



















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