RE: how to schedule a job every alternate sundays in unix cron

From: Mercadante, Thomas F <NDATFM_at_labor.state.ny.us>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 13:49:02 -0400
Message-Id: <25946.338286@fatcity.com>

what a freekin nightmare! I'd hate to be the next poor bloke who has to decifer this...

Tom Mercadante
Oracle Certified Professional

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From: Jared.Still_at_radisys.com [mailto:Jared.Still_at_radisys.com] Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 2:35 PM
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Brilliant. :)

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unix cron

0 1 * * 0 /usr/bin/ksh -c "[ `date '+\%a'` = 'Sun' -a $((`date '+\%U'` \% 2)) -eq 0 ] && /path/myscript.ksh"

This will run myscript.ksh on even Sundays at 1 a.m.

If ?'s, email me direct.   

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Hello All,

OS: Solaris 2.8

I have to run a backup script in every alternate Sunday.

I cant find a way to submit it in cron.

Can somebody help me how to setup a job to run alternate Sundays in unix cron .

Thanks and Regards,
Srinivas

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