At 08:25 AM 10/11/2004, you wrote: >I have the cron installed, my crontab is: >*/2 * * * * perl -e 'open(FILE, >">/cygdrive/c/deleteMe.txt") or die $!; print FILE (time."\n"); >close(FILE)' > >but nothing is going on.
I suggest you start with something easier (like '/bin/echo "hello"'), always use full paths, search the email archives for cron problems and solutions, and read and follow the advice at: >Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/