Fcron
Encyclopedia
fcron is a computer program
with a GNU GPL license that performs periodic command scheduling. It has been developed on Linux and should work on POSIX systems. As Anacron
, it does not assume that the system is running continuously and can run in systems that do not run all the time or regularly. It aims to replace Vixie-cron
and Anacron
into a single integrated software, providing many features missing from the original Cron
daemon.
Some of the supported options permit:
Computer program
A computer program is a sequence of instructions written to perform a specified task with a computer. A computer requires programs to function, typically executing the program's instructions in a central processor. The program has an executable form that the computer can use directly to execute...
with a GNU GPL license that performs periodic command scheduling. It has been developed on Linux and should work on POSIX systems. As Anacron
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 on systems that don't run 24 hours a day...
, it does not assume that the system is running continuously and can run in systems that do not run all the time or regularly. It aims to replace Vixie-cron
Cron
Cron is a time-based job scheduler in Unix-like computer operating systems. Cron enables users to schedule jobs to run periodically at certain times or dates...
and Anacron
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 on systems that don't run 24 hours a day...
into a single integrated software, providing many features missing from the original Cron
Cron
Cron is a time-based job scheduler in Unix-like computer operating systems. Cron enables users to schedule jobs to run periodically at certain times or dates...
daemon.
Some of the supported options permit:
- run jobs one by one
- set the max system load average value under which the job should be run
- set a nice value for a job
- run jobs at fcron's startup if they should have been run during system down time
- mail user to tell them a job has not run and why
- run fcron by scripts
- run several instances of fcron simultaneously
- have fcron exit after it has run the pending jobs