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Question: How Do I Schedule a Unix Shell Script?

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Question: How Do I Schedule a Unix Shell Script?
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How do I schedule a shell script in Unix?

Create cron job or schedule jobs using bash scripts in Linux or…

  1. Step 1: Give crontab privilege.
  2. Step 2: Create cron file.
  3. Step 3: Schedule your job.
  4. Step 4: Validate the cron job content.

How do I schedule a .sh file in Linux?

Opening Crontab

First, open a terminal window from your Linux desktop’s applications menu. You can click the Dash icon, type Terminal and press Enter to open one if you’re using Ubuntu. Use the crontab -e command to open your user account’s crontab file. Commands in this file run with your user account’s permissions.

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