Running program every 2 minutes with crontab
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What does means in crontab context? I want to run my program every 2 minutes; is that what 2 * * * * means?
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2 * * * *
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Fix for: Running program every 2 minutes with crontab
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Not quite; that means every 2nd minute of the hour (i.e., 6:02, 7:02, 8:02, etc.). To make it every 2 minutes, use in the first entry: You can read more about the crontab syntax and available options here at Wikipedia. Ubuntu's got a good overview too.
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