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Date: Thu, 8 Jan 1998 23:09:40 -0500
From: Norman C Rice <nrice@emu.sourcee.com>
To: Francis Vidal <francis@cody.usls.edu>
Cc: FreeBSD Questions <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject: Re: crontab question
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On Fri, Jan 09, 1998 at 11:41:45AM +0800, Francis Vidal wrote:
> hello everyone!
> 
> just wondering how i can tell crontab to execute something every N hours.
> is it this one:
> 
> 	* */2 * * * root /usr/bin/hello

If `N' is 2, then this will work provided that you running it from
/etc/crontab. If you're running it from another user's crontab,
remove the `root' field (unless root is the name of a command).

> 
> 	or
> 
> 	* 2,4,6,8,10,12... * * * root /usr/bin/hello
> 
> thanks!
> 
> ---
> francis vidal | usls.NET | university of st. la salle, bacolod city, PH
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Regards,
Norman C. Rice, Jr.