CRON(8)

NAME
cron - manual page for cron 1.2.3

SYNOPSIS
cron [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION
Unless an option is specified, run a cron daemon as a detached process, reading all the information in the users? crontabs and in /etc/crontab.

-s[N], --schedule[=N]
    display the next N (or 8) jobs that will be run, and exit

-n,    --noetc
    do not check /etc/crontab for updates (use of this option is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)

-h,    --help
    display this help and exit

-V,    --version
    output version information and exit

-u,    --usage
    show brief usage summary

Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options. Send bug reports to bug-mcron@gnu.org.

COPYRIGHT
Copyright ? 2003 - 2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO
The full documentation for cron is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and cron programs are properly installed at your site, the command

    info mcron

should give you access to the complete manual.