利用「任務計劃」,能夠將任何腳本、程序或文檔安排在某個最方便的時間運行。通俗的講就是定時執行某個腳本、程序。linux
定時關機
定時檢查更新
定時對系統配置、數據庫、日誌進行備份
定時清理垃圾文件數據庫
# crontab -bash: crontab: command not found
執行 crontab 命令若是報 command not found,就代表沒有安裝.bash
# yum -y install vixie-cron Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit, security Existing lock /var/run/yum.pid: another copy is running as pid 25960. Another app is currently holding the yum lock; waiting for it to exit...
多是系統自動升級正在運行,yum在鎖定狀態中。
能夠經過強制關掉yum進程:
#rm -f /var/run/yum.pid
而後就能夠使用yum了。app
# yum -y install vixie-cron Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit, security Determining fastest mirrors * base: mirrors.btte.net * extras: mirrors.sina.cn * updates: mirrors.sina.cn base | 3.7 kB 00:00 extras | 3.4 kB 00:00 extras/primary_db | 32 kB 00:00 updates | 3.4 kB 00:00 updates/primary_db | 1.9 MB 00:07 Setting up Install Process Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package cronie.x86_64 0:1.4.4-15.el6 will be installed --> Processing Dependency: dailyjobs for package: cronie-1.4.4-15.el6.x86_64 --> Processing Dependency: /usr/sbin/sendmail for package: cronie-1.4.4-15.el6.x86_64 --> Running transaction check ---> Package cronie-anacron.x86_64 0:1.4.4-15.el6 will be installed --> Processing Dependency: crontabs for package: cronie-anacron-1.4.4-15.el6.x86_64 ---> Package sendmail.x86_64 0:8.14.4-9.el6 will be installed --> Processing Dependency: procmail for package: sendmail-8.14.4-9.el6.x86_64 --> Running transaction check ---> Package crontabs.noarch 0:1.10-33.el6 will be installed ---> Package procmail.x86_64 0:3.22-25.1.el6_5.1 will be installed --> Finished Dependency Resolution Dependencies Resolved =============================================================================================================================================================================================== Package Arch Version Repository Size =============================================================================================================================================================================================== Installing: cronie x86_64 1.4.4-15.el6 base 74 k Installing for dependencies: cronie-anacron x86_64 1.4.4-15.el6 base 31 k crontabs noarch 1.10-33.el6 base 10 k procmail x86_64 3.22-25.1.el6_5.1 base 162 k sendmail x86_64 8.14.4-9.el6 base 716 k Transaction Summary =============================================================================================================================================================================================== Install 5 Package(s) Total download size: 994 k Installed size: 2.1 M Downloading Packages: (1/5): cronie-1.4.4-15.el6.x86_64.rpm | 74 kB 00:00 (2/5): cronie-anacron-1.4.4-15.el6.x86_64.rpm | 31 kB 00:00 (3/5): crontabs-1.10-33.el6.noarch.rpm | 10 kB 00:00 (4/5): procmail-3.22-25.1.el6_5.1.x86_64.rpm | 162 kB 00:00 (5/5): sendmail-8.14.4-9.el6.x86_64.rpm | 716 kB 00:00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1.3 MB/s | 994 kB 00:00 Running rpm_check_debug Running Transaction Test Transaction Test Succeeded Running Transaction Installing : procmail-3.22-25.1.el6_5.1.x86_64 1/5 Installing : sendmail-8.14.4-9.el6.x86_64 2/5 Installing : cronie-1.4.4-15.el6.x86_64 3/5 Installing : crontabs-1.10-33.el6.noarch 4/5 Installing : cronie-anacron-1.4.4-15.el6.x86_64 5/5 ERROR:dbus.proxies:Introspect error on :1.2513:/org/freedesktop/PackageKit: dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken. Unable to send message to PackageKit Verifying : crontabs-1.10-33.el6.noarch 1/5 Verifying : cronie-anacron-1.4.4-15.el6.x86_64 2/5 Verifying : sendmail-8.14.4-9.el6.x86_64 3/5 Verifying : cronie-1.4.4-15.el6.x86_64 4/5 Verifying : procmail-3.22-25.1.el6_5.1.x86_64 5/5 Installed: cronie.x86_64 0:1.4.4-15.el6 Dependency Installed: cronie-anacron.x86_64 0:1.4.4-15.el6 crontabs.noarch 0:1.10-33.el6 procmail.x86_64 0:3.22-25.1.el6_5.1 sendmail.x86_64 0:8.14.4-9.el6 Complete!
crontab 並不支持-h或–help之類的選項,不過仍是能夠經過它查看命令幫助spa
# crontab -h crontab:無效選項 -- h crontab: usage error: unrecognized option usage: crontab [-u user] file crontab [-u user] [ -e | -l | -r ] (default operation is replace, per 1003.2) -e (edit user's crontab) -l (list user's crontab) -r (delete user's crontab) -i (prompt before deleting user's crontab) -s (selinux context)
也能夠使用 info crontab 命令查看詳細的幫助信息。.net
cron服務提供crontab命令來設定cron服務的,如下是這個命令的一些參數與說明:debug
crontab -u //設定某個用戶的cron服務,通常root用戶在執行這個命令的時候須要此參數rest
crontab -l //列出某個用戶cron服務的詳細內容日誌
crontab -r //刪除沒個用戶的cron服務code
crontab -e //編輯某個用戶的cron服務
好比說root查看本身的cron設置:crontab -u root -l
再例如,root想刪除fred的cron設置:crontab -u fred -r
在編輯cron服務時,編輯的內容有一些格式和約定,輸入:crontab -u root -e
進入vi編輯模式,編輯的內容必定要符合下面的格式:/1 * * * ls >> /tmp/ls.txt
/sbin/service crond start //啓動服務
/sbin/service crond stop //關閉服務
/sbin/service crond restart //重啓服務
/sbin/service crond reload //從新載入配置
/sbin/service crond status //查看狀態
或者使用
# service crond start
# service crond stop
# service crond restart
# service crond reload
# service crond status
你也能夠將這個服務在系統啓動的時候自動啓動:
在/etc/rc.d/rc.local這個腳本的末尾加上:
/sbin/service crond start
如今Cron這個服務已經在進程裏面了,咱們就能夠用這個服務了。