On 10/18/2009 11:13 AM Alan McKay wrote: >> how would I go about that? The thing is: I'd like to know an orthodox >> way to go about this. > > crontab -e > > and then just put in your entry > > * 7 * * * /your/command I think you meant: 0 7 * * * /your/command The asterisk will make the command run every minute during the seven o'clock hour. The OP wanted his script to run at 7:00 Yes?