/krɒn/
A time-based job scheduler in Unix-like systems running commands at specified intervals defined in a crontab file.
"A cron job runs at midnight to aggregate daily metrics: 0 0 * * * /scripts/aggregate.sh"
Master Cron in context by working through exercises in the Linux & Command Line module. You'll see the term used in real engineering scenarios with multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and matching drills.
A time-based job scheduler in Unix-like systems running commands at specified intervals defined in a crontab file.
"Cron" is pronounced /krɒn/.
"A cron job runs at midnight to aggregate daily metrics: 0 0 * * * /scripts/aggregate.sh"
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