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by Rom Feria on July 22, 2007

When you need to run a task or two regularly, at set intervals, you use cron. When you need to run a task at a specific time, you use at. To better understand it (so you can maximize its power), here's a Linux tip from IBM's Ian Shields.
So, when you need to empty the cache regularly at quarter-past two in the morning, no need to wake up, remotely login and do it yourself - just let cron do the job. :)
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