Re: [cobalt-users] simple crontab problem?

["Steve Werby" <steve-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"_ cbtrussell _" <cbtrussell@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks Dan. I was following a install doc that said to use
>
> 1 * * * *
>
> to get the script to run once per minute. Once I did it this way:

The 1 means at 1 minute past the hour.  The *s above mean every time that
increment occurs.  So the 2nd * means every hour.

> 0-59 * * * *
>
> problem solved.

Or you can do:

* * * * *

Also, you may be interested in the following syntax which means every other
minute.

*/2 * * * *

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