at replacement

[filbranden@xxxxxxxxxx (Filipe Brandenburger)]

Hi,

On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 12:04 PM Matt Zagrabelny <mzagrabe at d.umn.edu> wrote:
> I know systemd can replace cron. Do folks use it to replace "at", too?
>
> I know it *can* - with two files per "at" entry and then enabling and starting the timer.
>
> Is there an easier with to replace "at" with systemd than creating two files and enabling and starting the timer?

Take a look at systemd-run and, in particular, options such as
--on-active=, --on-calendar= and --timer-property=, which allow you to
set a .timer option on demand for a single one-off command.

https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-run.html#--on-active=

I hope this helps!

Cheers,
Filipe
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