Ars Technica

wget, cron, and shell scripts...why can't we all just get along?

I have been trying to setup an automated mirror/backup system based on wget.<BR><BR>The basic command is:<BR><BR><BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip ...
Houston Chronicle

How to Monitor the Cron Script Process

Cron processes, or "cron jobs," may be used to start and stop applications within a Linux or Unix operating system. You can create cron jobs to perform functions such ...
Engadget

Terminal Tips: bash cron script to keep an app running

Do you have some apps that you want to keep running all the time? If so, and if you're not afraid of the Terminal or the command line, I have a script for you. When I come home at the end of the day, ...
Ars Technica

Script monitoring

We are soon releasing PushMon, a free monitoring service for scripts, batches and jobs. The basic idea is that cron scripts will "ping" a URL on a regular basis, and will notify the user if this "ping ...
Linux Journal

A Few Words About the Find Command

The find program is a very powerful system administration tool. This command is used by the updatedb script as well as various /etc/crontab scripts when installed on your system. The command requires ...