alternative to cron? [closed]
Question
Does anyone know of a good alternative to cron? I would like something that can be run with different time zones.
Solution
You may consider Quartz (a java-based solution), that can take advantage of Date
build in the appropriate TimeZone.
OTHER TIPS
For the future readers, consider Chronos, developed and open sourced by AirBnB. check it out at http://nerds.airbnb.com/introducing-chronos/
Just for the sake of completeness, cronie supports the CRON_TZ
variable.
MacOS X has replaced cron
, at
, xinet
, and watchdog
with open source launchd
(Wikipedia). Process properties are described in a XML file, which allows passing arguments. Switching timezones should trivial.
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