--you could run a script a few ways, but, for cron, you could do something like:
[example] 0,5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55 * * * * sh /home/shaunn/scripts/reminder [/example] --but that seems just as strange as, say, putting a 'sleep' clause in one of your scripts. i'm sure there is a way to call a system command in perl and say: system ('sleep 300'); --or something like that. --anyone care to offer a better idea? i'm sure they're out there ... --(whopsie ... i think jamie just beat me) -X -----Original Message----- From: Lance Prais [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 7:45 PM To: PERL Subject: question about CRON If I wanted to schedule a script to run every five minute what would the syntax be? Thank you in Advance Lance -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]