-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of Frank M. Ramaekers Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 10:41 AM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: [CentOS] Linux at command
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, 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
You could just run the other script and run a sleep command at the beginning of it for a specified number of seconds. I know it's not clean but at least it's another avenue to explore.
Michael