Cron uses run-parts to deal with the directories. By default this should be alphabetical order, but I think that can be altered. read run-parts(8) for more info. Jay On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 11:05:27 -0500, B_o_B <tclug at b-o-b.homelinux.com> wrote: > > Thursday, July 1, 2004 @ 10:57:33 AM Central Standard Time > > Are scripts that are put into cron.daily, cron.hourly, etc. run in > alphabetical order?? > > For example, on a machine I run I have the following scripts in my > cron.daily > ----------------------------------------------------------- > chkrootkit-runner* mirror-program-executer* slocate* > jrliii-web-mirror* putty_mirror* updatedkjv-web-mirror* > ldp_mirror_updater* rev-slack-book-mirror* > logrotate* shep-chap-audio-mirror* > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > When the time comes for the cron.daily scripts to run, would > chkrootkit-runner be run first, and then updatedkjv-web-mirror be run > last?? -- Jay Kline http://www.slushpupie.com/ _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list