Linux crontab example 2019-08-30 09:40

The crontab command can be used to create timed tasks. Here are some simple examples.

*         *   *     *     *  <command>
minute  hour  day  month  week  command or bash

Next I will show you how to configure a timed execution script. Let's say you have script like following.

echo "hi"

Use crontab -e to edit the configuration like following.

*/1 * * * * /root/hello

Use crontab -l to list all configurations.

[root@localhost ]# crontab -l
*/1 * * * * /root/hello >> /tmp/hello

Use the following command to monitor the output of the log.

tailf -f /tmp/hello

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