How to automatically run a .sh file in Centos - SSH

[Stillie]

Hi guys and gals,

i would like to schedule a .sh file to run automatically every say 6 hours. all it basically does is copies files from one location to another(other being Dropbox)

Thanks gurus

PS im new to SSH and command line linux so give me a break here

 

[niftyshorts]

Hi guys and gals,

i would like to schedule a .sh file to run automatically every say 6 hours. all it basically does is copies files from one location to another(other being Dropbox)

Thanks gurus

PS im new to SSH and command line linux so give me a break here

Hey - how about using crontab to schedule your script?

Just "crontab -e" to edit. For example the below would run your script at 00:00, 06:00, 12:00, 18:00:

1) crontab -e (an editor like vi will open)
2) * 00,06,12,18 * * * /home/stille/myscript.sh >/dev/null 2>&1
3) save and quit
4) crontab -l (to view what you configured)

 

[krycor]

Also..

1. Make sure you have th correct shebang set i.e. the 1st line #!/bin/bash assuming bash
2. Make it executable, i.e. chmod +x somefile.sh