On Saturday 28 July 2012 12:03:09 Frank Murphy wrote: > 15 18 22-28 * 2 /command > > I thought the last tuesday would be covered by above. > But it has run everyday since 22nd. > > Have googled a bit: > http://hintsforums.macworld.com/showthread.php?t=25110 > plus other crontab pages. > > http://hintsforums.macworld.com/member.php?s=2584787478dc5ab0791da9 > ba8d650aa5&u=28924 15 18 22-28 * * test 'date +\%a' != Tue || > /command > Am uncertain if above would work ootb. > > man crontab (22 September 2010) doesn't shed light on this. > Try the following eg. this picks out the first sunday of the month 07 03 1-7 * * test `date +\%a` = Sun && /usr/local/bin/backup-full So 15 18 22-28 * * test 'date +\%a' = Tue && command Tony -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
