Crontab Commands In Ssh
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This Post Has Been Viewed 131 Times Since Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:27 pm Posted By tuiz with 3 replies
POST# 1071
Posted On: Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:27 pm
Topic: Crontab Commands In Ssh
do you have a list of the most useful crontab commands in ssh
i leased a dedicated server from you last year and i was able to login to my shell on my linux server and im learning about this crontrabs
i need to know what are some good commands i can use in the shell for cron tab jobs?
thanks for your help
Mon May 05, 2008 8:37 pm
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Web Hosting Support
Reply #2017
yes you can use most shell commands
Mon May 05, 2008 8:37 pm
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tuiz
Reply #2018
well can you give me a list atleast
Mon May 05, 2008 8:39 pm
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Web Hosting Support
Reply #2019
ok, here you go. just to show you what a great service we provide:
alias - Create an alias
awk - Find and Replace text, database sort/validate/index
break - Exit from a loop
builtin - Run a shell builtin
cal - Display a calendar
cse - Conditionally perform a command
cat - Display the contents of a file
cd - Change Directory
cfdisk - Partition table manipulator for Linux
chgrp - Change group ownership
chmod - Change access permissions
chown - Change file owner and group
chroot - Run a command with a different root directory
cksum - Print CRC checksum and byte counts clear Clear terminal screen
cmp - Compare two files
comm - Compare two sorted files line by line
command - Run a command - ignoring shell functions
continue - Resume the next iteration of a loop
cp - Copy one or more files to another location
cron - Daemon to execute scheduled commands
crontab - Schedule a command to run at a later time
csplit - Split a file into context-determined pieces
cut - Divide a file into several parts
date - Display or change the date & time
dc - Desk Calculator
dd - Data Dump - Convert and copy a file
declare - Declare variables and give them attributes
df - Display free disk space
diff - Display the differences between two files
diff3 - Show differences among three files
dir - Briefly list directory contents
dircolors - Colour setup for `ls'
dirname - Convert a full pathname to just a path
dirs - Display list of remembered directories
du - Estimate file space usage
echo - Display message on screen ed A line-oriented text editor (edlin)
egrep - Search file(s) for lines that match an extended expression eject Eject CD-ROM
enable - Enable and disable builtin shell commands
env - Display, set, or remove environment variables
eval - Evaluate several commands/arguments
exec - Execute a command exit Exit the shell
expand - Convert tabs to spaces
export - Set an environment variable
expr - Evaluate expressions
factor - Print prime factors
false - Do nothing, unsuccessfully
fdformat - Low-level format a floppy disk
fdisk - Partition table manipulator for Linux
fgrep - Search file(s) for lines that match a fixed string
find - Search for files that meet a desired criteria
fmt - Reformat paragraph text
fold - Wrap text to fit a specified width.
for - Expand words, and execute commands format Format disks or tapes free Display memory usage
fsck - Filesystem consistency check and repair.
function - Define Function Macros
gawk - Find and Replace text within file(s)
getopts - Parse positional parameters
grep - Search file(s) for lines that match a given pattern
groups - Print group names a user is in
gzip - Compress or decompress named file(s)
hash - Remember the full pathname of a name argument
head - Output the first part of file(s)
history - Command History
hostname - Print or set system name
id - Print user and group id's
if - Conditionally perform a command
import - Capture an X server screen and save the image to file
info - Help info
install - Copy files and set attributes
join - Join lines on a common field
kill - Stop a process from running
less - Display output one screen at a time
let - Perform arithmetic on shell variables
ln - Make links between files
local - Create variables
locate - Find files
logname - Print current login name
logout - Exit a login shell
lpc - Line printer control program
lpr - Off line print lprint Print a file lprintd Abort a print job lprintq List the print queue
lprm - Remove jobs from the print queue
ls - List information about file(s)
m4 - Macro processor
man - Help manual
mkdir - Create new folder(s)
mkfifo - Make FIFOs (named pipes)
mknod - Make block or character special files
more - Display output one screen at a time
mount - Mount a file system
mtools - Manipulate MS-DOS files
mv - Move or rename files or directories
nice - Set the priority of a command or job
nl - Number lines and write files
nohup - Run a command immune to hangups
passwd - Modify a user password
paste - Merge lines of files pathchk Check file name portability
popd - Restore the previous value of the current directory
pr - Convert text files for printing printcap Printer capability database printenv Print environment variables
printf - Format and print data
ps - Process status
pushd - Save and then change the current directory
pwd - Print Working Directory
quota - Display disk usage and limits
quotacheck - Scan a file system for disk usage
quotactl - Set disk quotas
ram - ram disk device
rcp - Copy files between two machines.
read - read a line from standard input
readonly - Mark variables/functions as readonly remsync Synchronize remote files via email
return - Exit a shell function
rm - Remove files
rmdir - Remove folder(s)
rpm - Remote Package Manager
rsync - Remote file copy (Synchronize file trees) screen Terminal window manager
sdiff - Merge two files interactively
sed - Stream Editor
select - Accept keyboard input
seq - Print numeric sequences
set - Manipulate shell variables and functions
shift - Shift positional parameters
shopt - Shell Options
shutdown - Shutdown or restart linux
sleep - Delay for a specified time
sort - Sort text files
source - Run commands from a file `.'
split - Split a file into fixed-size pieces
su - Substitute user identity
sum - Print a checksum for a file
symlink - Make a new name for a file
sync - Synchronize data on disk with memory
tac - Concatenate and write files in reverse
tail - Output the last part of files
tar - Tape ARchiver
tee - Redirect output to multiple files
test - Evaluate a conditional expression
time - Measure Program Resource Use
times - User and system times
touch - Change file timestamps
top - List processes running on the system
traceroute - Trace Route to Host trap Run a command when a signal is set(bourne)
tr - Translate, squeeze, and/or delete characters
true - Do nothing, successfully
tsort - Topological sort
tty - Print filename of terminal on stdin
type - Describe a command
ulimit - Limit user resources
umask - Users file creation mask umount Unmount a device
unalias - Remove an alias
uname - Print system information
unexpand - Convert spaces to tabs
uniq - Uniquify files
units - Convert units from one scale to another
unset - Remove variable or function names
unshar - Unpack shell archive scripts
until - Execute commands (until error)
useradd - Create new user account
usermod - Modify user account
users - List users currently logged in
uuencode - Encode a binary file
uudecode - Decode a file created by uuencode v Verbosely list directory contents (`ls -l -b') vdir Verbosely list directory contents (`ls -l -b')
watch - Execute/display a program periodically
wc - Print byte, word, and line counts
whereis - Report all known instances of a command
which - Locate a program file in the user's path.
while - Execute commands
who - Print all usernames currently logged in whoami Print the current user id and name (`id -un')
xargs - Execute utility, passing constructed argument list(s)
yes - Print a string until interrupted
.period - Run commands from a file
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