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cron
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cron

A Unix utility (Unix daemon) that executes commands in a crontab file at a specified time and date. Cron is used to schedule such functions as backup and maintenance procedures.

cron [krän]
(evolution)
A time unit equal to 106years; used in reference to evolutionary processes.
(operating system)cron - The Unix clock daemon that executes commands at specified dates and times according to instructions in a "crontab" file.

Unix manual page: cron(8).


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