How To Setup A Cron Job Using Crontab

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I show how to setup a cron job using crontab. This is a relatively easy way to automate tasks in Linux!

Link to article with all the info:
https://vashinator.com/how-to-setup-a-cron-job/

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0:00 Intro
0:27 Syntax of cron job
1:25 Entries you can make
2:58 A warning about going past the minutes entry
4:10 Set default editor for crontab
4:58 Set default editor for crontab in Arch/Fedora, etc.
5:32 Example cron commands
8:10 Recommendations for more complex cron commands
8:52 Set cron options (set cron shell, email address)
9:40 Final Recommendations
10:16 Wrapping up

"How to setup a cron job?"
"How to use crontab"
"Automating tasks on Linux"

#linux #crontab #cron_job

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