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- !Help file for !Cron utility
-
- This utility provides for the execution of commands
- at a particular time.
- It is loosely based on similar Unix facilities.
-
- Execution is controlled by a file called CronTab
- in the application directory.
- Comments within this file explain the format.
-
- Since it runs under the WIMP, errors do stop the machine.
- Format errors within the CronTab file are not fatal, and
- execution will resume when the error is acknowledged.
-
- The whole file is re-read line by line at 1 minute
- intervals, and any events scheduled to take place within
- that minute are executed sequentially. Consequently, the
- file can be updated 'on the fly'.
-
- Avoid scheduling events for shortly after a slow
- executing command, since the program makes no attempt to
- 'catch up' after these.
- However, events scheduled for the same time as such a
- command will still be executed.
-
- Please see the file COPYING for distribution information.