From: Joaquim H. <jo...@we...> - 2007-02-03 01:33:54
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>From crontab(5): Step values can be used in conjunction with ranges. Following a range with ``/<number>'' specifies skips of the number's value through the range. For example, ``0-23/2'' can be used in the hours field to specify command execution every other hour (the alternative in the V7 standard is ``0,2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22''). Steps are also permitted after an asterisk, so if you want to say ``every two hours'', just use ``*/2''. Maybe I didn't explain it good enough, I hope the above shows what I mean :-) -joho |