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authorben <ben@36083f99-b078-4883-b0ff-0f9b5a30f544>2008-10-29 13:52:56 +0000
committerben <ben@36083f99-b078-4883-b0ff-0f9b5a30f544>2008-10-29 13:52:56 +0000
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4. Install your crontab (UNIX ONLY)
-Cron is a UNIX command which allows programs to be run at set times of
-the day.
+Cron is a UNIX command which allows programs to be run at set
+times of the day.
-If you want to take advantage of some of the maintenance functions
-such as log rotation or garbage collection, you must install a cron tab
-to trigger these events.
+If you want to take advantage of some of the maintenance
+functions such as log rotation or garbage collection, you must
+install a cron tab to trigger these events.
-There is an example crontab called crontab.example, edit this with the
-details of your site and install it with the command.
+We have provided an example crontab as /crontab.example. Edit this
+with a text editor to provide the details of your site, rename it
+to another filename (eg 'crontab.mine') and install it with the
+following command:
- crontab crontab.example
+ crontab crontab.mine
+
+Substitute your filename for 'crontab.mine'.
5. Visit your Elgg site