Crontab

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crontab is a configuration file in the /etc folder that tells the cron daemon when to perform what commands. It can look like this:

# Sample crontab file

*/10 * * * * fetchmail -p pop3 -u 612696 -v pop.gmx.net

A line starting with a # is a comment. The other line in this example follows the form

<minute> <hour> <day of month> <month> <day of week> <command>

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