What is difference between AT and CRON? - cron can be set onlyf or a particular time but at is used to schedule and execute

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Answer: cron can be set onlyf or a particular time but at is used to schedule and execute

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Question: What is difference between AT and CRON?

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cron can be set onlyf or a particular time but at is used to schedule and execute Source: CoolInterview.com

Answered by: madhu | Date: 5/23/2008 |

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Cron command is used to schedule the task daily at the same time repeatedly ,"at" command is used to schedule the task only once i.e to run only one time. Source: CoolInterview.com

Answered by: Abhilash S | Date: 5/25/2008 |

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At is used only once to execute the command at the specified time. While Cron jobs can be execute everytime at specified date time. Source: CoolInterview.com

Answered by: Mahtab Khan | Date: 5/26/2008 |

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Cron is used for daily routine and run on daily specified time. But At is used to set only once on specified time. Source: CoolInterview.com

Answered by: devender chamoli | Date: 3/12/2009 |

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At is used to schedule a job only once, while crontab is used to schedule recurring jobs. Source: CoolInterview.com

Answered by: Nalini | Date: 5/8/2009 |

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cron command is use to process daily at same time but at comnad is use ooly Source: CoolInterview.com

Answered by: manav | Date: 7/13/2009 |

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at command is used to run the command one,but cron can ne scheduled as par requirement and it runs regularaly on given time. Source: CoolInterview.com

Answered by: suryabhan | Date: 7/20/2009 |

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