Manage crontab entries.
Functions
crontab.crontab
Add/remove/update crontab entries.
crontab.crontab(
command,
present=True,
user=None,
cron_name=None,
minute="*",
hour="*",
month="*",
day_of_week="*",
day_of_month="*",
special_time=None,
interpolate_variables=False,
)
Cron commands: Unless cron_name is specified the command is used to identify crontab entries. This means commands must be unique within a given users crontab. If you require multiple identical commands, provide a different name argument for each.Special times: When provided, special_time will be used instead of any values passed in for minute/hour/month/day_of_week/day_of_month.
Examples
from pyinfra.operations import crontab
# Backup /etc weekly
crontab.crontab(
name="Backup /etc weekly",
command="/bin/tar cf /tmp/etc_bup.tar /etc",
cron_name="backup_etc",
day_of_week=0,
hour=1,
minute=0,
)
# Run a script daily at midnight
crontab.crontab(
name="Run daily cleanup",
command="/usr/local/bin/cleanup.sh",
special_time="@daily",
)
