[plug] cron job advice

[Onno Benschop]

Run it @reboot, then in a loop wait/sleep until ping returns a result, then
run your command.

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On Tue, 14 June 2022, 19:33 , <leighton at clucas.eu> wrote:

> A problem I would like some help with:
>
> 1. I want to set up a cron job that runs 5 minutes after boot to run a
> script from github. It needs to happen say 5 minutes after boot to ensure
> that an internet connection has been established. I can use @reboot but
> that would occur immediately on boot when there would be no internet.
>
> Would @reboot +5 be an option?
>
> Any advice
>
> Cheers
>
> Leighton
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