echo xclock |at -m 0730
at reads its job input from stdin, not the command line.
Lawson
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On Sun, 16 May 1999, Jimmy C. Thomson wrote:
> 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
>
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> Michigan Technological University
>
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