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+====== Using anacron instead of cron ======
+Part of [[engineering:computer_science:linux:linux|Linux]]
+===== Why anacron? =====
+Sometimes, you want a job to be run, but you don't want to / can't assume that the host will be up and ready.
+If that is the case, cron will not be an ideal fit, since it assume the last job was run as expected.
+For this cases, we can use anacron. Do note that anacron only uses days, and not hours in it's calculations
+===== anacron Options =====
+Using the following example:
+<code>
+  15  test.daily  /bin/sh  /home/username/script.sh
+</code>
+Clarification
+^Value^Explanation|
+|7|Number of days between each job execution|
+|15|Delay in minutes, to run the job if the job is due|
+|test.daily|Unique name identifier for the job|
+|/bin/sh|Bash to use|
+|/home/username/script.sh|Script Location|
+\\
+===== Using anacron =====
+To install anacron (in Debian):
+<code>
+sudo apt install anacron -y
+</code>
+To edit anacron information:
+<code>
+sudo nano /etc/anacron
+</code>