后台执行命令之－－crontab

crontab  -u root -l  list the missions that list in the /var/spool/cron/root file 

 

crontab -e edit the /var/spool/cron/root file to add new mission or change exsit mission

there are six arguments

the first five are time,from the beginning is min, hour, day,month,weekday(0-6)

the six one is the mission that you want the computer does

for example:

1 1 *  * * ls ---means at 1:1 every day ,the ls order will be excuted 

crontab a shell script:

* * * * * directory

users whose name in the /usr/lib/cron/cron.allow can make missions,or whose name in the /usr/lib/cron/cron.deny can't make missions

if the two files don't exsit ,only superuser can make missions

 

echo "* * * * * echo \"helo world\""  > cron.txt
crontab cron.txt