man at
man cron
man crontab
These *could* be used to check constantly (like every second), but
probably makes more sense to check every 15 minutes or half hour or
some such.
Edward Glamkowski, Programmer Mathematica Policy Research
EGlamkowski@mathematic-MPR.COM Princeton, NJ
http://www.mathematica-mpr.com/
"Some people see things as they are, and ask why?
I dream things that never were, and ask why not?"
Robert F. Kennedy
>----------
>From: Mike Lindsey[SMTP:mike.lindsey@BPMI.NET]
>Sent: Friday, February 06, 1998 9:02 AM
>To: CIRCLE@POST.QUEENSU.CA
>Subject: Newbie unix question
>
>Is there anyway to make the autorun script run without being constantly
>logged in?
>
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