How to Set Up Cron Jobs on Linux - Automating System Tasks
Cron Manually taking care of repetitive tasks is a waste of time. Tasks like backing up system, cleaning logs, checking disk space, and many more, need to be automated. Cron is the most basic tool in Linux that lets you automate such tasks. Understanding Cron Cron executes scheduled tasks at specified times. You define the time and the command to be executed in a configuration file called crontab. Each line in the crontab consists of a time and a command. ...