[CentOS] Linux at command

[Styma, Robert E (Robert)]

 > 
> 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? 
> 
You might want to fire the second script from the first with
whatever delay you deem appropriate and only use at to launch
the first script.

Bob Styma