How to List Cron Jobs in Linux

Posted by linuxize on Feb 16, 2020 5:24 PM EDT
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Cron is a scheduling daemon that allows you to schedule the execution of tasks at specified intervals. These tasks are called cron jobs and can be scheduled to run by a minute, hour, day of the month, month, day of the week, or any combination of these.

Cron jobs are typically used to perform system maintenance operations. For example, a cron job can be set up to automate repetitive tasks such as backing up databases, updating the system with the latest security patches, clearing cache, sending emails, and so on.

This article explains how to list the cron jobs.

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