CRONTAB
CRONTAB: Cron is named after the Greek word "Chronos" which is used for time. Crontab is a UNIX tool that generates a table or set of commands that will be run by the operating system at a specified time. On Linux systems, the crontab is used to automate various tasks. Cron allows Linux and Unix users to schedule the execution of commands or scripts at a particular time and date. Scripts can be designed to run regularly. It is usually used for system admin jobs such as backups or cleaning/tmp/ directories. THE FOLLOWING POINTS SHOULD BE REMEMBERED WHILE WORKING WITH CRON: Have a source version control to track and maintain the changes to the cron expressions. Organize the planned jobs by significance or frequency, and categorizes them by action or period. To begin, run the scheduled job with a high frequency. Do not explicitly write sophisticated code or many pipings and redirections in the cron expression. Instead, put them in a script and run it crontab. When the same se...