CRONTAB question

[Bradley Miller]

At 01:07 AM 4/21/00 -0500, you wrote:
>You don't need to have 8-17 in there 5 times.  The following is correct:
>
>* 8-17 * * 1-5		/usr/local/batch/uploadpic.sh
>
>            ^-- Monday through Friday
>
>         ^- every month of the year
>
>       ^ - every day of the month
>
>   ^- 8am - 5pm on those days that fit between Monday 
>		and Friday inclusive
>
>^ - every minute of each of those hours that fit between
>		8am and 5pm inclusive that also fit between
>		Monday and Friday inclusive

Ok -- but does it shut off right at 17 hours, or 17:59 hours?   I was
experimenting and I *think* it was still doing it at 17:59.   Am I just
imagining things?

-- Bradley Miller