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cron

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cron is a shell command for scheduling a job (i.e. command or shell script) to run periodically at a fixed time, date, or interval. As scheduled, it is known as a cron job. Although typically used to automate system maintenance and administration it can be used to automate any task. cron is most suitable for scheduling repetitive tasks as scheduling a one-time task can be accomplished via at.[1]

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  1. Wikipedia contributors. "cron." Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron (accessed 18.08.2025)