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crontab
Unix-like operating system command
What is Cron and crontab in Linux?
The crontab (short for “cron table”) is a list of commands that are scheduled to run at regular time intervals on your computer system. The crontab command opens the crontab for editing, and lets you add, remove, or modify scheduled tasks.
Where is crontab file located in Linux?
Users crontab files are stored by the user’s name and their location varies by operating systems. In Red Hat based system such as CentOS, crontab files are stored in the /var/spool/cron directory while on Debian and Ubuntu files are stored in the /var/spool/cron/crontabs directory.
