[CentOS] Linux at command
John Summerfield
debian at herakles.homelinux.org
Wed Mar 21 22:12:37 UTC 2007
Frank M. Ramaekers wrote:
> I'm having a problem with the Linux (unix) at command. I have a
> program/script that needs to run another program/script within seconds.
> Unfortunately the at command only accepts minutes as input. Therefore,
echo runme | at now
> scheduling a command within a minute (i.e. adding 1 minute to the
> current time), can cause the command to run within 1 to 60 seconds.
> (Add 1 minute to a time such as 11:43:59 will cause it to run at
> 11:44:00, one second later.) I don't quite understand why unix has this
> limitation.
> Is there something else I should be considering?
>
> TIA,
>
> Frank M. Ramaekers Jr.
> Systems Programmer; MCP, MCP+I, MCSE & RHCE
> American Income Life Insurance Company
> Phone: (254) 761-6649 Fax: (254) 741-5777
>
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John
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