Name

cron − clock daemon

Syntax

/etc/cron

Description

The cron command executes commands at specified dates and times according to the instructions in the file /usr/lib/crontab. Since cron never exits, it should only be executed once. This is best done by running cron from the initialization process through the file /etc/rc.

The crontab file is examined by cron every minute.

Files

/usr/lib/crontab

See Also

crontab(5), init(8)
Guide to System Environment Setup