CRONTAB question

[Dave Parker]

I always have to look up the sequence of the fields (man 5 crontab), 
but I don't think you actually need to repeat the 8-17 five times. 
That should be covered by the 1-5 in the 5th field.  It probably doesn't
hurt, but I THINK it's redundant.

Bradley Miller wrote:
> 
> I'm working on an experimental web cam project.  I only want it to be live
> during the hours of 8 to 5 (business hours).  Can I specify a range on my
> hours?
> 
> Here's what my crontab entry is . . . it didn't balk, so I'm wondering if I
> did it right:
> 
> * 8-17,8-17,8-17,8-17,8-17 * * 1-5 /usr/local/batch/uploadpic.sh
> 
> Does this sound right?   I was testing it today with this and it worked
> fine for uploading pics every minute:
> 
> * * * * 1-5 /usr/local/batch/uploadpic.sh
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> Bradley Miller, Programmer/webmaster
> AccessZone Design - www.accesszonedesign.com
> Blue Springs, Missouri office
> Phone: 816-228-3814 Fax: 559-663-4046
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