On Thu, 2004-12-23 at 20:02 -0600, Lance Hoffmeyer wrote:
> Hello,
>
> How do I get crontab to run a process every 5 minutes?
> Currently, it is setup as:
> 5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55 * * *
>
> Surely, there is a more elegant approach?
Yes, yes there is.
$ man crontab
SEE ALSO
crontab(5), cron(8)
$ man 5 crontab
Step values can be used in conjunction with ranges.
Following a range with ``/<number>'' specifies skips of
the number's value through the range. For example,
``0-23/2'' can be used in the hours field to specify
command execution every other hour (the alternative in
the V7 standard is ``0,2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22'').
Steps are also permitted after an asterisk, so if you
want to say ``every two hours'', just use ``*/2''.
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