Hmm... have you done a "man cron"???? I'm not sure how to use cron yet, being very new at this myself. Still, cron was designed to run applications at a specific time, afaik. Good luck, and if you discover how to use it, let us all know here, please.. :-) ----- Original Message ----- From: Jimmy C. Thomson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, May 16, 1999 1:59 AM Subject: at > How can I get a program to run at a specified time (w/o root access)? > I tried > #% at -m 0730 xclock > > but I get an error (at: bad time specification). > Any ideas? Alternatly, how can I make a process run for a certain amount > of time and then exit? > > Thanks, > > Jimmy > > ********************************************************* > Jimmy Thomson > Computer Science Undergrad > Michigan Technological University > > "Never try to be philosophical about sex when > you are in the mood" > ********************************************************* >
