The at command is used to set a specific command or batch file to execute at a certain time.
Several options are used with the at command. Following is a list of some important options:
| -q | Uses the specified queue. |
| -m | Sends a mail to a user when a job is completed. |
| -f file | Reads a job from a file. |
| -l | Reports all jobs scheduled for the invoking user. It works in the same manner as the atq command. |
The
The following command will create a list of jobs to be executed at 8:00 AM on 22nd August 2004.
at> ls<enter>
at> pwd<enter>
<ctrl> + <d>
The <ctrl> + <d> key combination is used to end the list of commands.
The jobs can be removed from an
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