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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# crontab
> Schedule cron jobs to run on a time interval for the current user.
> More information: <https://manned.org/crontab>.
- [e]dit the crontab file for the current user:
`crontab -e`
- [e]dit the crontab file for a specific [u]ser:
`sudo crontab -e -u {{user}}`
- Replace the current crontab with the contents of the given file:
`crontab {{path/to/file}}`
- [l]ist existing cron jobs for the current user:
`crontab -l`
- [r]emove all cron jobs for the current user:
`crontab -r`
- Sample cron job which runs at 10:00 every day (* means any value):
`0 10 * * * {{command_to_execute}}`
- Sample cron job which runs a command every 10 minutes:
`*/10 * * * * {{command_to_execute}}`
- Sample cron job which runs a certain script at 02:30 every Friday:
`30 2 * * Fri /{{path/to/script.sh}}`