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

[Tim Young]

You are quite welcome.

    - Tim

Jerry VanBrimmer wrote:

> 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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