Please don't use 'crontab -e', unless you are saving your crontab files and using some form of version control on them.
'crontabe -e' is inherently dangerous, as it is too easy to remove lines unintentionally, and then they are gone for good. Jared On Tuesday 02 July 2002 04:28, Nils Höglund wrote: > > anyone who has a good example on how to write in the crontab if you want > > to schedule a job to run every four week. Is it possible to do that in > > unix cron job schedule. > > Yes, it is very possible. > > Run 'crontab -e' as apropeate user. Your $EDITOR will open. > Write as described in crontab(5) manual ('man 5 crontab'): > > 0 */4 * * * your_command > > This will run your_command every four hours (first field which minutes, > second field in which hours) > > You can also edit the /etc/crontab-file (if avaible on your system.) This > file has a different syntax (you specify the user who is going to run the > command too.) -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Jared Still INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).