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Asked: 2013-08-28 11:30:23 +0800 CST

Can I combine Cron special string "@reboot" with regular scheduling?

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In the Cron manpage it mentions the special string "@reboot". Can I combine this with a regular schedule? The goal is simply to schedule a job to run once a day AND immediately in the event of a system reboot.

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  1. Best Answer

    Yes, although you'll need to enter it as two cron jobs.

    @reboot /do/something
10 0 * * * /do/something
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  2. In the worst case you will have to write down the same cron job twice.

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