How to Create a Cron Task in Ubuntu

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In this video, we describe how to create a cron task in Ubuntu.

Commands used:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
dpkg -l cron
sudo apt-get install cron
systemctl status cron
sudo systemctl start cron
crontab -e
0 4 * * * /bin/sh /scripts/backup-script.sh
Escape, colon, w, q (:wq)
/scripts/backup-script.sh
chmod +x /scripts/backup-script.sh

The related article for this article can be found here:
https://www.liquidweb.com/kb/create-a-cron-task-in-ubuntu-16-04/

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Video by: Alex Gorzen
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