run command at certain time?

[jfong716]

i have a certain script that runs at 2:15 am in the morning. at that time it will email me if the a certain file is present or not. if it is present, the system is working. if its not present the system is down. how do i delay a certain part of the script to email me at 8 o clock instead of when the script is actually ran? thanks for all input

 

[edfair]

Best to split the script into two parts. Run the first at the regular time and the second at 8AM.
As an alternate, you could delay the running until later, or you could put the script to sleep between the first and second parts.
Or you might have to change the reporting to a file and the mailing as a separate issue.
You'll have to figure out the reporting method to do any of it. Ed Fair
unixstuff@juno.com
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[CaKiwi]

The at may do what you want. CaKiwi

 

[Butterfly123]

Run ur script at 2.00 AM in the morning, check whether ur file is present. If the file is present, schedule a mail to your account with the help of "at" command (in the script).

Hope this helps..

Regds,

- Hemant
Networking and Systems Integration Group
Satyam Computer Services Ltd