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NAME

6       crontabs - configuration and scripts for running periodical jobs
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SYNOPSIS

9       run-parts [--list|--test]<directory>
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DESCRIPTION

12       Crontabs  is  historical  name for run-parts script and system crontab.
13       Run-parts runs all executables in the specified directory.  The  execu‐
14       tion of files can be allowed or denied by creating file jobs.allow
15        or  jobs.deny  which  worked similar as other allow/deny config files.
16       The file must be created in the specified directory.
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18       --list print names of all files (not limited to executables), but don't
19              run them. This option can't be used with test option.
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21       --test print names of files, which would be run.
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23       Historically the crontab file contained configuration which called run-
24       parts on files in cron.{daily,weekly,monthly} directories.  These  jobs
25       are  now  run  indirectly  through anacron to prevent conflicts between
26       cron and anacron.  That means the anacron package has to  be  installed
27       if  the  jobs  in  these  directories  should  be running. Refer to the
28       anacron(8) how to limit the time of day of the job execution.
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EXAMPLE

32       /etc/cron.daily/jobs.deny could contain  for  example  0logwatch  which
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SEE ALSO

36       anacron(8), crontab(5)
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40Marcela Mašláňová                  2010-11-5                       CRONTABS(4)
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