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 > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > -- Cheers John -- spambait 1aaaaaaa at coco.merseine.nu Z1aaaaaaa at coco.merseine.nu Please do not reply off-list