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I need to run some things at 22.00 on every 3rd Saturday of every month, would the following work? 00 22 15-21 * * [ `date +\%u` = 6 ] && /root/test.sh i would use 6 instead of Sat so that if someone ...

Continuing with his Linux 101 series, Jack Wallen introduces you to the basics of task scheduling with cron. For the admins who are new to Linux, I want to introduce you to the cron tool. What is cron ...

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You can run a series of Linux commands to copy multiple files to a folder or copy a single file to multiple folders, but you can save time and trouble by using xargs, loops and scripts. Using a series ...

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