Zeit is an open source GUI tool for scheduling commands via crontab en at. It is written in C++ and released under the GPL 3.0 license. It is an easy-to-use tool that provides a simple interface for planning one-off or iterative work. The time is also accompanied by an alarm clock and a timer that uses sound to warn the user.
Features of Target
- Program, modify or delete CRON tasks.
- Programming or deleting AT jobs.
- Program, change or remove the timer/alarm.
- Change the environmental variables.
How to install the time under Linux
For Ubuntu and Ubuntu-based distributions, you can install a stable version by adding a PPA repository as described below.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa: blaze/main
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install time
You can also try the chronological version for development by adding the following PPA repository
sudo add-apt-repository ppa: blaze/dev
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install time
For other Linux distributions you can build it from the source code as shown in the figure.
$ git clone https://github.com/loimu/zeit.git
$ mkdir build && cd build
$ cmake …
$ make -j2
$ ./src/time
To start the hour, just type.
$ time &
Tool start
Use of one-time commands on command.
In the case of one-off assignments, you can carry out a planning assignment once. Yeah, you’re right. He’s using the command to. Go to overview → do not select any PERIODICAL COMMUNICATIONS or press CTRL+N.
One-off teams
Select the Add command as shown in the figure below and add an entry. I’m assigning a team for the 5:35 departure. This command creates an empty log file in the Downloads folder and adds the current date to the filename, as shown below
NU=$(date +%F); press /home/tecmint/Downloads/log_${NOW}.txt
Assign a command
An entry has been added. You cannot change the programmed command, but you can delete the command before it is executed with the Delete command.
Removal order
At 1735 hours, my crew performed perfectly and created an empty log file.
Team Successfully Completed
Periodic work with iron
To schedule the crown jobs, select Periodic jobs or press CTRL + P. By default, the time is executed with the Periodic job.
Schedule periodic tasks
Enter a description, a command and an expected time, then click OK to add the entry to Crontab.
Assign an execution order
Now, my work has to be done every day at one o’clock.
Programmed task
You can check the crontab with crontab -l, which will add the record automatically.
$ crontab-l
Ironwork List
In addition to na and crontab, there are two functions for using the alarm / timer, which reminds us through sound. This entry has also been added to the crontab.
Set the alarm to the programmed task
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