[CS-FSLUG] How to run a cron script?

[Jerry VanBrimmer]

This is now working! :-)

Thank you Tim!!!


On Fri, Dec 31, 2004 at 02:16:09PM -0800, Jerry VanBrimmer wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 31, 2004 at 11:20:27AM -0600, Tim Young wrote:
> > Actually, the better way to do it would be to do a:
> > /home/jerry/bin/rsync_demo.sh | /usr/bin/logger -t "RSYNC_DEMO"
> 
> Okay, now I am trying your idea Tim. Here is the current contents of my
> files:
> 
> rsync_demo.sh:
> ----begin---------------------------------------------------------
> #!/bin/bash
> 
> PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/freeware/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/home/jerry/bin
> 
> rsync -avr
> distro.ibiblio.org::distros/slackware/slackware-10.0/patches/packages/
> /home/jerry/downloads/slackware/10.0/patches/packages/
> 
> exit 0
> ----end----------------------------------------------------------
> Note: vim wrapped the rsync line into three lines above.
> 
> 
> output of crontab -e
> ----begin-------------------------------------------------------
> */3 * * * * /usr/bin/getmail
> */4 * * * * /usr/bin/getmail --rcfile verizon
> */5 * * * * /usr/bin/getmail --rcfile spamarrest
> */10 * * * *  /home/jerry/bin/rsync_demo.sh | /usr/bin/logger -t
> "RSYNC_DEMO"
> ----end--------------------------------------------------------
> Note: vim wrapped the last line above into two lines.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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