Re: cron every 5 minutes
> Isn't the syntax to have cron run every five and not send email to anyone
>
> MAILTO=""
> 5 * * * * <run program>
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>
> Lance
>
The above line would run the program once in an hour, 5 minutes after
the excat hour. To have it run every 5 minutes you can use
*/5 * * * * <run program>
As for not sending mail to anyone I am not sure. An alternative might
be:
*/5 * * * * <run program> > /dev/null 2 > /dev/null
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