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Date:      Thu, 19 May 2005 19:03:32 -0600 (MDT)
From:      Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To:        Odhiambo Washington <wash@wananchi.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: How do I run this cron job?
Message-ID:  <20050519185952.F26899@wonkity.com>
In-Reply-To: <20050519224912.GE23045@ns2.wananchi.com>
References:  <20050519224912.GE23045@ns2.wananchi.com>

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On Fri, 20 May 2005, Odhiambo Washington wrote:

> Perhaps trivial....
>
> How do I run a cron job at the end of every month?

Your question is a little unclear.  Do you mean "how do I run a job at 
the end of a month when the months are not the same length so I can't 
use a fixed day-of-the-month value?"

If that's the question, then you might consider running it just after 
midnight on the first of the next month.

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA



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