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at - command to schedule actions

Submitted by ggarron on Wed, 08/06/2008 - 20:35.

Linux command line

One of the most uses I give to this command is to turn the PC off after some time, sure there are other ways.

I like the way you may execute batch jobs at a given time, all you need is:

1. Write your shell script

Which actually is a list of commands in a text file

2. Execute the at command

at now + 5 minutes < $HOME/listofcommands.txt

You can use times like "now", "noon", "midnight", or a date in the format of DD.MM.YY

check man at in order to have more details

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Thanks - I knew about the at

Submitted by Binny V A (not verified) on Thu, 08/07/2008 - 18:07.

Thanks - I knew about the at command - but did not know about the 'now' argument.

Thanks, I didn't know it

Submitted by Chris Lees (not verified) on Sun, 08/10/2008 - 07:54.

Thanks, I didn't know it accepted DD.MM.YY.

hi, I recieved this

Submitted by jp (not verified) on Sun, 11/09/2008 - 21:20.

hi,
I recieved this error

at now + 5 minutes < salida.sh
warning: commands will be executed using /bin/sh
Cannot open lockfile /var/spool/cron/atjobs/.SEQ: No such file or directory

any idea ?
thanks