Cron Jobs in Linux through SSH
March 11th, 2010 Posted in Linux
Moving to Mac means finally losing PUTTY for the native Terminal.
1. Login:
ssh myuser@mydomain.com
2. Edit crontab:
crontab -e
3. Add 1 or more cron jobs:
10 */2 * * * /var/www/html/somedir/?c=import 10 */14 * * * /var/www/html/somedir/?c=import
4. Save: Use keystrokes ctrl + e
5. Type "y" to accept changes
6. Ignore next screen and just click Enter
7. Check to see if new job is listed:
crontab -l
Here's a quick format reference:
at that interval.
* * * * * command to be executed
- - - - -
| | | | |
| | | | +----- day of week (0 - 6) (Sunday=0)
| | | +------- month (1 - 12)
| | +--------- day of month (1 - 31)
| +----------- hour (0 - 23)
+------------- min (0 - 59)