Re: at command

["Yong-Ming P.Hua" <yhua@example.com>]

Hi Scott,
    I think you have helped me every time I asked for help. Yes you are right. I need
pernament (so to speak) cron command. I understand that now. ( thanks to many people
who answered me. I am such a slow learner, shame on me). Thanks again!

unfortunately there is no delivery sevice for eel
rather weird and frightening meal
be satisfied with cheese
I can make you many
and eat them with a cup of tea
YIPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
(ugh what a rhyme, anyway).


Yong-Ming

"Scott M. Stone" wrote:

> On Tue, 16 Jan 2001, Yong-Ming P.Hua wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >     It is Yong-Ming asking for help about 'at' command.
> > As far as I know, I have been able to use 'at' command all right in a form like
> > below,
> >    at 5am 1 July -f  /root/systemdownscript(my script with x mode).
> > But I want to use 'at' command regularly on a specific day. I checked man.
> > Doesn't seem to have any comment on the use of week of the day, like
> >   at 5am Sunday ...
> > Is the syntax all right? If not, give me the right one please? Sorry this is a
> > thing I have gotta check by myself. But somehow I have an error message coming
> > back every time I do it.
>
> um, for recurring tasks, you use cron.  put the entry in your crontab.
> try "man 5 crontab" and "man cron".
>
> remember, at is for once, cron is for many.  Now go read your manpages,
> and make me a fried eel sandwich.
>
> hey wait, that didn't rhyme like I wanted it to... still, my desire for
> unagi remains.  and here it is 1am and me with no way to get any.  bah.
>
> --------------------------
> Scott M. Stone, CCNA <sstone@example.com>
> UNIX Systems and Network Engineer
> Taos - The SysAdmin Company
>

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