> -----Original Message----- > From: centos-bounces at centos.org > [mailto:centos-bounces at 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