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--- cron_automation [2016/08/03 20:49] – created walkeradmin
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 ====== Cron Automation =======
+<color darkorange>2016</color>
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-This information comes from "https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CronHowto"\\
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+This information comes from
+"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CronHowto"\\
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 To edit the cron job list:
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-    sudo crontab -e
+    crontab -e (don't sudo, or you will change root cron, not your user cron)
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 Then add your job, which has the format:
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 ===== Working Example =====
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-This example will run the script **pibackup** at 3am every Sunday\\
+This example will run the script **pibackup** at **3am** every **Sunday** \\
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 03 0 0 0 /mnt/usbstorage/backups/scripts/pibackup
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+===== Check if Cron is Running =====
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+    /etc/init.d/cron status
+    ● cron.service - Regular background program processing daemon
+      Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/cron.service; enabled)
+      Active: active (running) since Wed 2016-08-03 20:37:22 BST; 19h ago
+      Docs: man:cron(8)
+      Main PID: 453 (cron)
+          CGroup: /system.slice/cron.service
+              └─453 /usr/sbin/cron -f
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+===== Check Jobs =====
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+    crontab -lu pi
+    Shows current cron jobs for user pi
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