execute bash file daily ? (OS=UNIX)

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i want to execute bash file daily at 12:30 for example to make backup to something how i can do it ?? and other one monthly ???? the operating system is Unix

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 30 '10 at 08:14

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You're looking for cron.

answered Oct 30 '10 at 08:14

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams

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score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 30 '10 at 08:24

You will have to use the cron facility to do this. In particular you will have to edit the crontab file and add a couple of entries.

To run a job daily at 12:30 you would create an entry in the crontab file like so

30 12 * * * /path/to/your/DailyBashScript

to run a job monthly for example on the 1st of the month at 20:45

45 20 1 * * /path/to/yourMonthlyBashScript

execute bash file daily ? (OS=UNIX)

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