Continuing with his Linux 101 series, Jack Wallen introduces you to the basics of task scheduling with cron.

If you're looking to automate tasks in Linux, cron is the tool to use. Find out how it's done here.

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Though cron is easy to use, it provides limited options for event-driven and enterprise-wide job scheduling. Because today's enterprises are larger and more interconnected than ever before, crontab ...