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Cron Alternative

Mcron

The GNU package mcron (Mellor's cron) is a 100% compatible replacement for Vixie cron. It is written in pure Guile, and allows configuration files to be written in scheme (as well as the POSIX crontab format) for infinite flexibility in specifying when jobs should be run.

Details

Creator
Dale Mellor
Open Source
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Released
1/22/2004

Distribution

Free Version
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Self Hosted
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Managed Service
No
Price
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Compatibility

Languages
All
Platforms
Unix, Linux, BSD
Method
Command Execution

Features

Workflows
No
Self Monitoring
No
Logging
No
Retries
No
Multi Node
No

Suitability

Hobbyist
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Business
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Enterprise
No

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