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3 reasons to dump cron for systemd timers on Ubuntu

Why settle for basic time-based triggers? Systemd timers offer better logging, dependency management, and you can run scripts "1 minute after boot." ...
ZDNet

What is cron and how do you use it?

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Ars Technica

Creating a crontab file without crontab?

Can I create a crontab file with vi without the crontab command? Currently working on a microcontroller linux distribution, and there's no crontab command, but cron exists... if only I could get a ...
XDA Developers on MSN

I automated my entire backup strategy with Zerobyte and a cron job

It's funny how simple and effective this setup is ...
Linux Journal

Watch Now: 8 Signs You’re Beyond Cron

Cron job scheduling is probably your ticket to automating processes on your UNIX boxes. But how are you automating the rest of your environment? Though cron is easy to use, it provides limited options ...