Cron

Linux Project: cron (Vixie Cron, cronie)

License: ISC / GPL (varies by implementation)

Dates Active: 1980s–present

Maintainers/Developers: Paul Vixie (original), Red Hat (cronie), community

Compatible Distro(s): All Unix-like OSes

History:

Cron is a time-based job scheduler in Unix-like systems. It allows users to schedule tasks (cron jobs) at regular intervals. Vixie Cron became the de facto standard for decades.

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