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Anacron

anacron is a computer program that performs periodic command scheduling, which is traditionally done by cron, but without assuming that the system is running continuously. Thus, it can be used to control the execution of daily, weekly, and monthly jobs (or anything with a period of n days) on systems that don't run 24 hours a day. anacron was originally…

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System administratorAtFcronVixiecron
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Log rotation
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Computer programCronPerlUnixOperating system
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Developers
Itai Tzur, Pascal Hakim, Marcela Mašláňová (Red Hat)
Operating system
Linux
Original author
Christian Schwarz
Platform
POSIX
Repository
sf.net/p/anacron/code/
Stable release
2.3 / June 22, 2000; 26 years ago (2000-06-22)

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Anacron

Nodes15
Edges14
Triples21
Avg. degree1.87
Density0.133333
Components1

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Anacron

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related to Disadvantages · 5
Anacron → If, In, Only, Unix, Upon
related to Advantages · 3
Anacron → If, Unix, With
related to External links · 2
Anacron → Linux Programmer's Manualfcron, SourceForgeanacron
Developers · 1
Anacron → Itai Tzur, Pascal Hakim, Marcela Mašláňová (Red Hat)
Operating system · 1
Anacron → Linux
Original author · 1
Anacron → Christian Schwarz
Platform · 1
Anacron → POSIX
Repository · 1
Anacron → sf.net/p/anacron/code/
Stable release · 1
Anacron → 2.3 / June 22, 2000; 26 years ago (2000-06-22)
Type · 1
Anacron → Job scheduler

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cron system run tasks red unix task since cronie scheduled command running used execution daily day included christian schwarz operating

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
AnacronDevelopersItai Tzur, Pascal Hakim, Marcela Mašláňová (Red Hat)1.00infobox
AnacronOperating systemLinux1.00infobox
AnacronOriginal authorChristian Schwarz1.00infobox
AnacronPlatformPOSIX1.00infobox
AnacronRepositorysf.net/p/anacron/code/1.00infobox
AnacronStable release2.3 / June 22, 2000; 26 years ago (2000-06-22)1.00infobox
AnacronTypeJob scheduler1.00infobox
AnacronWebsitesf.net/projects/anacron1.00infobox
AnacronWritten inC1.00infobox
Anacronis acomputer program that performs periodic command scheduling0.90text
weekly or monthlyinstance ofor less often0.80text
Anacronrelated to AdvantagesUnix0.60section

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