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📜 Shell & Bash Scripting – Day 2 Intermediate Scripting for Real Production Automation

Purpose of Day 2 The purpose of Day 2 is to move beyond writing scripts that run and start writing scripts that operate systems. In real environments, Bash is commonly used to: Take application backu

3d ago8 min read

SSamTcurl-to-java.hashnode.dev

How to Automate Cron Jobs Without Breaking Your Head (Stop Guessing Syntax)

We’ve all been there. You just finished writing a killer Python script to clean up your database or an important bash script to rotate logs. The hard work is done. Now you just need it to run automatically every Tuesday at 3:15 AM. You type crontab...

Jan 244 min read

TGTathagat Gaikwadcloudenthusiastic.hashnode.dev

⏱️ Cron Jobs vs Systemd Timers – When to Use What?

Automation is at the heart of DevOps, SRE, and system administration. From cleaning up logs, rotating backups, triggering scripts, or even sending periodic reports — task scheduling is a fundamental requirement. Traditionally, cron has been the go-to...

Sep 7, 20254 min read

ARAndrii Randriisec.hashnode.dev

Continuing My Learning Journey: Diving into Cron Jobs

Today, I explored one of the most practical Linux skills yet: automating tasks with cron jobs. This is a feature that allows you to schedule tasks so that your system automatically executes them at specific times or events. Think of it as teaching yo...

Aug 17, 20253 min read

MSMihir Suratwalamihirsuratwala.hashnode.dev

Automated GitHub Repository Access Checker (Read/Write) via Cron

Last Blog Review → In the last blog we understood, how to write a shell script to get the read/write access of users to the github repository. Scenario → Consider we have a script to get the read and write access of users to GitHub repository, but we...

Aug 10, 20253 min read

VTVaishnavi Tandekardevopsdaily2025.hashnode.dev

💻 DevOps Week 3: Shell Scripting for User Management & Backup Automation

Welcome to Week 3 of the 90DaysOfDevOps – 2025 Edition! This week was all about Shell Scripting — one of the most powerful tools in a DevOps engineer’s toolkit. 🧑‍💻⚙️ Let’s break down Linux automation using Bash scripts — for user management, backu...

Aug 6, 20253 min read

RHRoy Haydenrh-scripts.hashnode.dev

Checking and Starting cron from a Script (2 Approaches)

Sometimes I want to make sure my cron daemon is running, especially after a reboot or on a system where it might silently stop. Here's how I scripted that check, with two different approaches. Script 1: Check and Start cron (Clean and Verbose) #!/bin...

Jul 23, 20252 min read

VDVaishnavi Dzerotoroot.hashnode.dev

Day 11 of 90 Days of DevOps Challenge: Automating Tasks with Cron Jobs and Process Management in Linux

In the world of DevOps and Linux system administration, automation is everything. Whether taking regular backups, deleting temp files, or running system health checks, Cron Jobs make it easy to schedule and execute tasks automatically. In this blog, ...

May 18, 20255 min read

Tthuanvu301103talk-tech.hashnode.dev

Understanding CRON Syntax

Introduction CRON is a time-based job scheduler in Unix-like operating systems. It allows users to schedule scripts or commands to run automatically at specific intervals. Understanding CRON syntax is crucial for automating tasks effectively. Basic ...

Mar 31, 20252 min read

ARAhmed Razaahmedrazadev.hashnode.dev

Set It and Forget It: Task Scheduling with Crontab

Crontab (short for "cron table") is a powerful utility in Unix-like operating systems that allows users to schedule and automate the execution of tasks at specified times. The utility is based on the cron daemon, which continuously runs in the backgr...

Mar 23, 20254 min read

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