Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:49:21 -0600 From: Kevin Kinsey <kdk@daleco.biz> To: Drew Tomlinson <drew@mykitchentable.net> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Help with Crontab Message-ID: <475995B1.90504@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <4759849F.8000603@mykitchentable.net> References: <4759849F.8000603@mykitchentable.net>
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Drew Tomlinson wrote:
> I'm trying to use cron to run a script on the first Sunday of every
> month at 0930. I used this entry in the crontab:
>
> # Run 1st Sunday at 0930 - Fulls
> 30 9 1-7 * 7 /usr/local/scripts/backup_bootstrap.sh
>
> Yet this script just ran on Thursday, December 6 at 0930. Why? I just
> added it to cron so I don't know if it will run on any other days.
>
See crontab(5), which says:
Note: The day of a command's execution can be specified by two fields --
day of month, and day of week. If both fields are restricted (ie, are
not *), the command will be run when either field matches the current
time. For example, ``30 4 1,15 * 5'' would cause a command to be run at
4:30 am on the 1st and 15th of each month, plus every Friday.
HTH,
Kevin Kinsey
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