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By: Automating Tasks in Linux Using Crontab

Automating Tasks in Linux Using Crontab — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:35:32 +0000

[...] backup shell script discussed in Back Up a Directory in Linux using a Shell Script can be automatically run on a schedule using [...]

By: Lori Kaufman

Lori Kaufman — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:01:33 +0000

Yes. There is a way to automate tasks in Linux. There is a utility called crontab. You can schedule a script or a program to run automatically, and just about any task you can perform on the command line. We will be writing a post about how to use crontab, so look for it.

By: J Clay

J Clay — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:00:28 +0000

Is there an easy way to schedule this script to run on a pre-defined basis like with the Windows Scheduled Tasks? I prefer using a shell script to downloading a program, but need to find a good way to run it automatically. Any ideas?

By: Sarimi

Sarimi — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:06:34 +0000

I appreciate all of your information on Linux! The recent posts on Ubuntu have been very help, please keep it up!