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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY at-download-http "http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/a/at/at_&at-version;.orig.tar.gz">
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8 | <!ENTITY at-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/a/at/at_&at-version;.orig.tar.gz">
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9 | <!ENTITY at-md5sum "e7bd7b785b2cbb17e133d6bdc0fb099e">
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10 | <!ENTITY at-size "128 KB">
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11 | <!ENTITY at-buildsize "1.8 MB">
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12 | <!ENTITY at-time "less than 0.1 SBU">
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13 | ]>
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14 |
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15 | <sect1 id="at" xreflabel="Fcron-&at-version;">
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16 | <?dbhtml filename="at.html"?>
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17 |
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18 | <sect1info>
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19 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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20 | <date>$Date$</date>
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21 | </sect1info>
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22 |
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23 | <title>at-&at-version;</title>
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24 |
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25 | <indexterm zone="at">
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26 | <primary sortas="a-at">at</primary>
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27 | </indexterm>
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28 |
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29 | <sect2 role="package">
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30 | <title>Introduction to at</title>
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31 |
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32 | <para>The <application>at</application> package provide delayed job execution
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33 | and batch processing. It is required for Linux Standards Base (LSB)
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34 | conformance.</para>
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35 |
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36 | &lfs80_checked;
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37 |
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38 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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39 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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40 | <listitem>
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41 | <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&at-download-http;"/></para>
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42 | </listitem>
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43 | <listitem>
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44 | <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&at-download-ftp;"/></para>
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45 | </listitem>
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46 | <listitem>
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47 | <para>Download MD5 sum: &at-md5sum;</para>
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48 | </listitem>
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49 | <listitem>
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50 | <para>Download size: &at-size;</para>
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51 | </listitem>
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52 | <listitem>
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53 | <para>Estimated disk space required: &at-buildsize;</para>
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54 | </listitem>
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55 | <listitem>
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56 | <para>Estimated build time: &at-time;</para>
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57 | </listitem>
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58 | </itemizedlist>
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59 |
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60 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">at Dependencies</bridgehead>
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61 |
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62 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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63 | <para role="required">
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64 | An <xref linkend="server-mail"/>
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65 | </para>
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66 |
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67 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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68 | <para role="optional">
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69 | <xref linkend="linux-pam"/>
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70 | </para>
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71 |
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72 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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73 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/at"/></para>
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74 |
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75 | </sect2>
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76 |
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77 | <sect2 role="installation">
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78 | <title>Installation of at</title>
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79 |
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80 | <para>Before building <application>at</application>, as the
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81 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user you should create
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82 | the group and user <systemitem class="username">atd</systemitem> which
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83 | will run the <command>atd</command> daemon. Also ensure the working
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84 | directory for the daemon exists:</para>
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85 |
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86 | <screen role="root"><userinput>groupadd -g 17 atd &&
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87 | useradd -d /dev/null -c "atd daemon" -g atd -s /bin/false -u 17 atd &&
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88 | mkdir -p /var/spool/cron</userinput></screen>
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89 |
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90 | <para>
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91 | Fix <filename>Makefile.in</filename> so that the documentation directory
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92 | is installed in the specified docdir:
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93 | </para>
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94 |
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95 | <screen><userinput>sed -i '/docdir/s/=.*/= @docdir@/' Makefile.in</userinput></screen>
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96 |
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97 | <para>
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98 | Regenerate the build files to be consistent with this package version:
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99 | </para>
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100 |
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101 | <screen><userinput>autoreconf</userinput></screen>
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102 |
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103 | <para>Install <application>at</application> with the following
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104 | commands:</para>
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105 |
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106 | <screen revision="sysv"><userinput>./configure --with-daemon_username=atd \
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107 | --with-daemon_groupname=atd \
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108 | SENDMAIL=/usr/sbin/sendmail &&
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109 |
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110 | make -j1</userinput></screen>
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111 |
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112 | <screen revision="systemd"><userinput>./configure --with-daemon_username=atd \
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113 | --with-daemon_groupname=atd \
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114 | SENDMAIL=/usr/sbin/sendmail \
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115 | --with-systemdsystemunitdir=/lib/systemd/system &&
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116 |
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117 | make -j1</userinput></screen>
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118 |
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119 | <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
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120 |
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121 | <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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122 |
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123 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install \
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124 | docdir=/usr/share/doc/at-&at-version; \
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125 | atdocdir=/usr/share/doc/at-&at-version; </userinput></screen>
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126 |
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127 | </sect2>
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128 |
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129 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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130 | <title>Configuring at</title>
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131 |
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132 | <sect3 id="at-config">
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133 | <title>Config Files</title>
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134 |
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135 | <para> <filename>/etc/at.allow</filename> and
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136 | <filename>/etc/at.deny</filename> determines who can submit jobs via at
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137 | or batch.</para>
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138 |
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139 | <indexterm zone="at at-config">
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140 | <primary sortas="e-etc-at.allow">/etc/at.allow</primary>
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141 | </indexterm>
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142 |
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143 | <indexterm zone="at at-config">
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144 | <primary sortas="e-etc-at.deny">/etc/at.deny</primary>
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145 | </indexterm>
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146 |
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147 | </sect3>
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148 |
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149 | <sect3 id="at-init">
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150 | <title><phrase revision="sysv">Boot Script</phrase>
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151 | <phrase revision="systemd">Systemd Unit</phrase></title>
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152 |
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153 | <para revision="sysv">Install the <filename>/etc/init.d/atd</filename>
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154 | init script from the <xref linkend="bootscripts"/> package.</para>
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155 |
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156 | <para revision="systemd">
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157 | To start the <command>atd</command> daemon at boot,
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158 | enable the previously installed systemd unit by
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159 | running the following command as the
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160 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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161 | </para>
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162 |
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163 | <indexterm zone="at at-init">
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164 | <primary sortas="f-at">at</primary>
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165 | </indexterm>
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166 |
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167 | <screen role="root" revision="sysv"><userinput>make install-atd</userinput></screen>
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168 |
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169 | <screen role="root" revision="systemd"><userinput>systemctl enable atd</userinput></screen>
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170 |
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171 | </sect3>
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172 |
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173 | </sect2>
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174 |
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175 | <sect2 role="content">
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176 | <title>Contents</title>
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177 |
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178 | <segmentedlist>
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179 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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180 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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181 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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182 |
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183 | <seglistitem>
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184 | <seg>
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185 | at, atd, atq (symlink), atrm (symlink), atrun, and batch
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186 | </seg>
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187 | <seg>
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188 | None
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189 | </seg>
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190 | <seg>
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191 | /var/spool/cron/at{jobs,spool} and
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192 | /usr/share/doc/at-&at-version;
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193 | </seg>
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194 | </seglistitem>
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195 | </segmentedlist>
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196 |
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197 | <variablelist>
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198 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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199 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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200 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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201 |
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202 | <varlistentry id="at-prog">
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203 | <term><command>at</command></term>
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204 | <listitem>
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205 | <para>queues, examines or deletes jobs for later execution.</para>
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206 | <indexterm zone="at at-prog">
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207 | <primary sortas="b-at">at</primary>
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208 | </indexterm>
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209 | </listitem>
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210 | </varlistentry>
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211 |
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212 | <varlistentry id="atd">
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213 | <term><command>atd</command></term>
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214 | <listitem>
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215 | <para>is the daemon that runs jobs queued for later execution.</para>
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216 | <indexterm zone="at atd">
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217 | <primary sortas="b-atd">atd</primary>
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218 | </indexterm>
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219 | </listitem>
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220 | </varlistentry>
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221 |
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222 | <varlistentry id="atq">
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223 | <term><command>atq</command></term>
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224 | <listitem>
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225 | <para>lists the user's pending jobs, or all jobs, if superuser.</para>
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226 | <indexterm zone="at atq">
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227 | <primary sortas="b-atq">atq</primary>
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228 | </indexterm>
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229 | </listitem>
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230 | </varlistentry>
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231 |
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232 | <varlistentry id="atrm">
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233 | <term><command>atrm</command></term>
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234 | <listitem>
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235 | <para>deletes jobs, identified by their job number.</para>
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236 | <indexterm zone="at atrm">
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237 | <primary sortas="b-atrm">atrm</primary>
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238 | </indexterm>
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239 | </listitem>
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240 | </varlistentry>
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241 |
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242 | <varlistentry id="atrun">
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243 | <term><command>atrun</command></term>
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244 | <listitem>
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245 | <para>runs jobs queued for later execution.</para>
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246 | <indexterm zone="at atrun">
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247 | <primary sortas="b-atrun">atrun</primary>
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248 | </indexterm>
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249 | </listitem>
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250 | </varlistentry>
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251 |
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252 | <varlistentry id="batch">
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253 | <term><command>batch</command></term>
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254 | <listitem>
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255 | <para>is a script that executes commands when system load levels permit.
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256 | </para>
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257 | <indexterm zone="at batch">
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258 | <primary sortas="b-batch">batch</primary>
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259 | </indexterm>
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260 | </listitem>
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261 | </varlistentry>
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262 |
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263 | </variablelist>
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264 |
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265 | </sect2>
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266 |
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267 | </sect1>
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