export EDITOR=vi crontab -e Crontabs follow this format, and I usually put this line at the top of my crontab file so I don't forget. # is a comment # minute | hour | day of mounth | month | day of week | command So to run a script at 5:45pm on the 15th of every month: 45 17 15 * * /home/zibby/bin/my-script.sh You can use commas to makes things shorter, like if I want to run it on the 1st and the 15 of Aug, Nov, and Jan at 3am... 00 03 01,15 01,08,11 * /home/zibby/bin/my-script.sh At least I belive Day of Week and Month are numerical... ;) Andrew S. Zbikowski | http://www.ringworld.org A password is like your underwear; Change it frequently, don't share it with others, and don't ask to borrow someone else's. _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list