multiple instances using cron

[Matthew Healey]

On Friday, July 18, 2003, at 03:16  PM, Wayne Davison wrote:

> On Fri, Jul 18, 2003 at 03:10:11PM +0800, Matthew Healey wrote:
>> *	1	*	*	*	command
>> *	1	*	*	*	command
>
> That tells cron to run the command every minute from 1:00 to 1:59 A.M.
> If rsync doesn't finish in 60 seconds, another instance will start to
> run.  You probably meant to use something like this:
>
> 0 1  * * *  command
>
> That way it only runs once a day.
>
> ..wayne..

*bangs head against the wall*

Which goes to show... never take the word of a person who says they 
know "everything" about cron....

I am going to get back in my hole now.

Thanks heaps for the info...

- Matt