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CRON(8)			System Administration Utilities		       CRON(8)

NAME
       cron - manual page for cron 1.2.3

SYNOPSIS
       cron [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION
       Unless an option	is specified, run a cron daemon	as a detached process,
       reading all the information in the users? crontabs and in /etc/crontab.

       -s[N], --schedule[=N]
	      display the next N (or 8)	jobs that will be run, and exit

       -n,    --noetc
	      do  not  check  /etc/crontab  for	updates	(use of	this option is
	      HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)

       -h,    --help
	      display this help	and exit

       -V,    --version
	      output version information and exit

       -u,    --usage
	      show brief usage summary

       Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also	 mandatory  or
       optional	 for  any  corresponding  short	 options.  Send	bug reports to
       bug-mcron@gnu.org.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright ? 2003	 -  2023   Free	 Software  Foundation,	Inc.   License
       GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
       This  is	 free  software:  you  are free	to change and redistribute it.
       There is	NO WARRANTY, to	the extent permitted by	law.

SEE ALSO
       The full	documentation for cron is maintained as	a Texinfo manual.   If
       the  info  and  cron  programs are properly installed at	your site, the
       command

	      info mcron

       should give you access to the complete manual.

GNU				  March	2023			       CRON(8)

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