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I'm aware of the extension but Systemd Timers have RandomizedDelaySec which allows me to schedule nightly backups without having to coordinate about 20 differen
by tscs37 8y ago
I'm aware of the extension but Systemd Timers have RandomizedDelaySec which allows me to schedule nightly backups without having to coordinate about 20 different machines into timeslots.
I should note that `man crontab | wc` returns 1680 words while `man systemd.timer | wc` returns 1300 words. Take that for what you while, especially since .timer spends most words on explaining the options instead of the syntax.
- jimktrains2 8y agoThere's little functional difference between syntax and options in this case, as the options in systemd serve the same purpose as the syntax iin crontab. I just don't want cron doing randomized delay and repeats. That should functionally be determined by the application.
- tscs37 8y ago>I just don't want cron doing randomized delay and repeats. That should functionally be determined by the application. I think it's perfectly fine that timer does this, it's useful. The applications I run don't support this behaviour out of the box, so why should I have to code up something for each app? >There's little functional difference between syntax and options in this case, There is an important difference. The manpage on timers spends most words explaining what exactly each option does and how it can be useful while most of the crontab manpage explains how the syntax works, the options crontab provides are minimal.