run command hourly

[grannydmb]

Hi I'm trying to run the following command every hour

perl /home/blah/SnortSnarf-020516.1/snortsnarf.pl /var/log/snort/alert -d /var/x/html/

I tried to setup a cron job to no avail. I also have no knowledge of a programming language. I guess if this question isn't answered I'm going to buy a book on programming. Thanks for any help.

 

[hexn]

i have a command that is run every 5 minutes. I simply put the command in a file called command.cfg, made the file exectuable, then had cron execute that file for me every 5 minutes.

I never could get cron to execute a command, but a file worked.

 

[danandita]

you can also put that command in /etc/crontab file
and don't forget to read manual page of cron.


regards,

Darmawan W. Anandita
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ISP Network/System Administrator
M-Web Indonesia

http://people.mweb.co.id/~anand

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Darmawan W. Anandita
Network/System Administrator
M-Web Indonesia

 

[oracleraj]

use
crontab -e
it will open u the editor like vi
update it
#minute hour day month dayof the script to be
# week executed
#0-59) (0-23) (1-31) (1-12) (0-6 with
# 0=Sunday)

49 8 * * 1-5 /rajHello

this indicates that at 8.49 (* means not applicable) [so no day no month] every day (i:e from monday to friday) execute the file /rajHello

i hope you got what u r looking for
all the best