OT: cron help

[Bill Davidsen]

Gregory Hosler wrote:
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> On 12/13/2013 09:02 AM, T.C. Hollingsworth wrote:
>> On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 3:31 PM, Mike Wright <mike.wright at mailinator.com>
>> wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I'm trying to execute a command once a minute.  As a test I place this:
>>>
>>> 0,1 * * * * /bin/ping -c1 w.x.y.z > /dev/null 2>&1
>>>
>>> in /etc/cron.d/everyMinute
>>>
>>> but nothing is happening.  I've done "service crond restart".
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>
>> That "0,1" tells cron to run your command at N:00 and N:01 every hour. You
>> want "0-59" instead.
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> or */1
>
> e.g.
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> 	*/1 * * * * /bin/ping -c1 w.x.y.z > /dev/null 2>&1
>
> All the best,
>
Don't think that does what you want, */5 is every 5th time, but /1 is a NOP, I 
think. All asterisks should be once a minute.

> - -Greg
>
>> -T.C.
>>
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