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Using linux' at command - scheduling daily / weekly possible?

I recently came across the at command on the command line, but I am wondering whether I can write a bash script that somehow enables me to tell the at command to run at 8 pm every day, or every monday, every week etc. basically at regular intervals. How is this possible?

Solution

  • at is the wrong tool for this job.

    You're looking for cron.

    8 pm every day would be :

    0 20 * * * /bin/execute/this/script.sh

    8 pm every monday would be :

    0 20 * * 1 /bin/execute/this/script.sh