[Bernd _berbacher] said: > what do i have to write into /etc/crontab that cron will cp a > file every 5 mins?? > > i have > > 5 * * * * root cp ... > > but this copies just every hour.
crontab entries define patterns that the time has to match for it to execute, not intervals. So you need to use 0,5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55 * * * * root cp ... -- Geek Code 3.1: GCS d- s+: a- C++ UL++$ P+>+++ L++>++++ E- W--(++) N+ o+ !K w---$ O M- !V PS+ PE Y+ PGP t 5++ X+ R++ tv- b++ DI++++ D G e* h+ r++ y+
