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diff --git a/libexec/atrun/atrun.8 b/libexec/atrun/atrun.8 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..957eacc --- /dev/null +++ b/libexec/atrun/atrun.8 @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ +.\" +.\" Copyright (c) 1993 Christopher G. Demetriou +.\" All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the +.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software +.\" must display the following acknowledgement: +.\" This product includes software developed by Christopher G. Demetriou. +.\" 3. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products +.\" derived from this software withough specific prior written permission +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR +.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES +.\" OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. +.\" IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, +.\" INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT +.\" NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, +.\" DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY +.\" THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT +.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF +.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" +.\" $Id: atrun.8,v 1.1 1993/12/05 11:36:29 cgd Exp $ +.\" +.Dd December 5, 1993 +.Dt ATRUN 8 +.Os NetBSD 0.9a +.Sh NAME +.Nm atrun +.Nd run jobs queued for later execution +.\" +.Sh SYOPSIS +.Nm atrun +.Sh DESCRIPTION +The +.Nm atrun +utility runs commands queued by +.Xr at 1 . +It is usually invoked by +.Xr crond 8 +every ten minutes. +.Sh FILES +.Bl -tag -width /var/at/lockfile -compact +.It Pa /var/at/jobs +Directory containing job files +.It Pa /var/at/spool +Directory containing output spool files +.It Pa /var/at/lockfile +Job-creation lock file. +.El +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr crond 8 , +.Xr at 1 +.Sh AUTHOR +.Bl -tag +Thomas Koenig, ig25@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de +.El +.Sh BUGS +The functionality of +.Nm atrun +should arguaby be merged into +.Xr crond 8 . +.Sh CAVEATS +Since the default configuration causes +.Nm atrun +to be invoked every ten minutes, +commands queued by +.Xr at 1 +may end up being executed up to nine minutes +later than would be otherwise expected. |