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--X: i did think about that, but then figured i'd be going way off topic, so i just answered the question and continued lurking ... if the script died for whatever reason, the sleep wouldn't help would it? --X: and very nicely, too. (at least, it works for my linux servers) i'd suggest this instead of the prior messages ... thanks Roger ... Also, cron will sometimes allow a 'skip' value. 0-60/5 * * * * /path/to/script or: */5 * * * * /path/to/script Skips every 5 minutes. [snip] -X
