Posts Tagged ‘cron’

How to make sure Deluge’s blocklist stays up to date

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

I’m a fan of blocklists, I’ll admit.  They’re not a perfect solution to blocking out unwanted IP addresses, but every little bit helps.  Below I’ll show you how to use the Deluge Bit Torrent Client and Cron to ensure your blocklist stays up-to-date.

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Example: How to Run a Cron job

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Short example on how to create a crontab entry.

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What are cron and crontab, and how do I use them?

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

The cron daemon is a long-running process that executes commands at specific dates and times. You can use this to schedule activities, either as one-time events or as recurring tasks.

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