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@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ Over uschedule: * run at 10 pm on weekdays: cron: `0 22 * * 1-5` snooze: `-w1-5 -H22` -* run 23 minutes after midn, 2am, 4am ..., everyday: - cron: 23 0-23/2 * * * +* run 23 minutes after midnight, 2am, 4am ..., everyday: + cron: `23 0-23/2 * * *` snooze: `-H/2 -M23` * run every second week: snooze: `-W/2` @@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ this would always wait until next midnight.) If TIMEFILE does not exist, it will be assumed outdated enough to ensure earliest execution. -snooze does not update the timefiles, you need to do that! +snooze does not update the timefiles, your job needs to do that! Only mtime is looked at, so touch(1) is good. ## Exact behavior @@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ Run a job like cron, every day at 7am and 7pm: Run a job daily, never twice a day: - exec snooze -H0 -S $((24*60*60)) -t timefile \ + exec snooze -H0 -s $((24*60*60)) -t timefile \ sh -c 'run-parts /etc/cron.daily; touch timefile' Use snooze inline, run a mirror script every hour at 30 minutes past, @@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ Use snooze inline, cron-style mail: set -e snooze ... - actualjob >output 2>&1 || + actualjob >output 2>&1 || mail -s "$(hostname): snooze job failed with status $?" root <output ## Installation |