37 lines
851 B
Markdown
37 lines
851 B
Markdown
###### crontab setup:
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sudo crontab -e
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select your desired text editor
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then add this below line at the end of the crontab file
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0 0 * * SUN /usr/bin/sudo /home/arul/back-up-script/backup-server
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###### Explaination:
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* * * * *
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│ │ │ │ │
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│ │ │ │ └── Day of the week (0 - 6) (Sunday = 0)
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│ │ │ └──── Month (1 - 12)
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│ │ └────── Day of the month (1 - 31)
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│ └─────── Hour (0 - 23)
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└───────── Minute (0 - 59)
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0 0 * * SUN:
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0 minute: The job runs at the 0th minute (on the hour).
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0 hour: The job runs at midnight (00:00).
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* day of the month: This means it can run on any day of the month (not restricted).
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* month: This means it can run in any month.
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SUN: The job runs only on Sundays (which are represented by 0 or SUN in cron).
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