https://github.com/meowgorithm/babycron

Run a single cron job in the foreground. Works well in Docker.
https://github.com/meowgorithm/babycron

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Run a single cron job in the foreground. Works well in Docker.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/meowgorithm/babycron
• Owner: meowgorithm
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-08-30T15:18:15.000Z (about 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-08-15T20:19:10.000Z (about 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-16T19:19:11.850Z (23 days ago)
• Topics: cli, cron, crontab, docker
• Language: Go
• Homepage:
• Size: 27.3 KB
• Stars: 13
• Watchers: 4
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
Babycron

========

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Run a single cron job in the foreground, sending output to stdout. Works well

in Docker.

## Usage

Pass two arguments: the cron schedule and a string of the task to run.

```bash

# Run a script every minute

babycron '*/1 * * * *' 'sh path/to/script.sh'

# Run a script on start, and then again every six hours

babycron --run-on-start '0 */6 * * *' 'sh path/to/script.sh'

# Gzip and backup a Redis DB every day at midnight

babycron '0 0 * * *' 'cat /data/dump.rdb | gzip | pipedream -b backups -p backup.rdb.gz'

```

Note that if you’re running a script you *must* include the interpreter in the

second argument (i.e. `sh` or `/bin/sh`), regardless if you have a `#!` and

executable permissions. Babycron will search your `PATH`, so things like `bash`

or `sh`, without the full path to the interpreter, is usually fine.

In Docker:

```docker

ENTRYPOINT [ "babycron", "* * * * *", "sh path/to/script.sh" ]

```

Output and errors are sent to stdout, so they'll appear in your Docker logs.

## Installation

macOS and Linux users can use Homebrew:

```bash

brew tap meowgorithm && brew install babycron

```

Additional binaries can be found on the [releases](https://github.com/meowgorithm/babycron/releases) page (Linux x86_64/ARM, macOS x86_64, Windows x86_64/i386).

Or just use `go get`:

```bash

go get github.com/meowgoritm/babycron

```

## License

MIT