usage: ./run-timed-parts [--all]
[-v]
Purpose: Run all scripts in the specified directory that match
the current time
Description: ./run-timed-parts
runs any script in the specified directory that contains
date-time data to match the current time. It must be invoked
by a user's crontab entry.
Placed in a user's cron.d/cron.(hourly | daily | weekly)
directory, a script will be run when the date-time
matches that specified in the "MONTH:" etc lines below.
Output from scripts is appended to /cron.log
run-timed-parts will look for the
"run-timed-parts date info"
line and then read the MONTH, DWEEK, DAY, HOUR, MINUTE
lines. If a variable is missing, blank or contains the
current month, day, hour... it is assumed the script is
to be run. If any variable contains a value and this is
_not_ the current month, day, hour, the script will be
skipped. To run at more than one but not all minutes,
use a comma separated list for the MINUTE entry.
run-timed-parts will source the user's .bash_profile before
running any scripts.
If a script needs to run in a specific directory, it should
be stored in that directory and symlinked from run-timed-parts's
working directory
Scripts are tested and run sequentially. If one script takes more
than one minute to execute, the next script will not run since its
date/time entry will no longer match current time.
Options: --all Run all scripts listed for this time even if they run
into the next minute.
-v Be verbose
example: # MINUTE: 10
# HOUR: 0
# DAY: 7
# DWEEK: 1
# MONTH: 5
will run at 00:10 on monday 7th may
example: # MINUTE: 15
# HOUR: 20
# DAY:
# DWEEK: 3
will run at 20:15 every wednesday
example: # MINUTE: 35, 45, 55
# HOUR:
# DAY:
will run at 35, 45 and 55 minutes past each hour
Note that, unlike cron, DAY and DWEEK must both match for
the script to run.
Author: Conor Daly
Date: 10th October 2005
License: GPL
The following lines must exist to enable a run-timed-parts script:
# run-timed-parts date info
# MONTH:
# DWEEK:
# DAY: 2
# HOUR:
# MINUTE: 35