Cron (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Cron" in English language version.

Last modified: 10:06:06, 2 September 2026 (UTC)

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2422web.archive.org

1^st place

55github.com

380^th place

337^th place

33gnu.org

1,901^st place

1,743^rd place

22tuhs.org

low place

21opengroup.org

6,630^th place

5,295^th place

21freebsd.org

6,366^th place

5,010^th place

11comtronic.com.au

low place

11stackoverflow.com

9,249^th place

6,951^st place

11hostinger.com

low place

11adminschoice.com

low place

11cornell.edu

308^th place

253^rd place

11amazon.com

159^th place

105^th place

11debian.org

3,258^th place

2,984^th place

11die.net

low place

11archlinux.org

low place

11ubuntu.com

3,845^th place

4,505^th place

11quartz-scheduler.org

low place

11oracle.com

2,532^nd place

1,847^th place

11nncron.ru

low place

adminschoice.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Crontab – Quick Reference". Admin's Choice. December 21, 2009. Archived from the original on September 2, 2020. Retrieved August 19, 2020.

amazon.com (Global: 159^th place; English: 105^th place)

docs.aws.amazon.com

"Schedule Expressions for Rules". Amazon. Archived from the original on 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2021-01-19.

archlinux.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

mailman.archlinux.org

Pryor, Jim (2010-01-05). "Cron". arch-general@archlinux.org (Mailing list). Retrieved 2013-11-06.

comtronic.com.au (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Automation with Cron job on Centos 8". April 6, 2020. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved August 19, 2020.

cornell.edu (Global: 308^th place; English: 253^rd place)

compbio.cornell.edu

"Linux - cron and crontab". CornellCALS. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Archived from the original on 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2025-07-12.

debian.org (Global: 3,258^th place; English: 2,984^th place)

bugs.debian.org

"#77563 - cron: crontab(5) lies, '@reboot' is whenever cron restarts, not the system". Debian bug tracking system. Archived from the original on 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2013-11-06.

die.net (Global: low place; English: low place)

linux.die.net

"crontab(5): tables for driving cron - Linux man page". Linux.die.net. Archived from the original on 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2013-11-06.

freebsd.org (Global: 6,366^th place; English: 5,010^th place)

"FreeBSD File Formats Manual for CRONTAB(5)". The FreeBSD Project. Archived from the original on 2017-02-01. Retrieved 2015-04-30.

github.com (Global: 380^th place; English: 337^th place)

"cronie-crond/cronie". cronie-crond. 20 September 2024. Archived from the original on 11 December 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
"Initial upload of anacron-2.3 which should be optimized for better · cronie-crond/cronie@55f4057". GitHub. Archived from the original on 2024-12-11. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
"OCPS 1.0: The Baseline". open-source-cron. 28 October 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
"Python Crontab". GitHub. Archived from the original on 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
"Timer Trigger Syntax". jenkins.com. Archived from the original on 2020-06-12. Retrieved 2018-02-16.

gnu.org (Global: 1,901^st place; English: 1,743^rd place)

Mellor, Dale (2003-06-01). "Mcron - User Requirements and Analysis". Archived from the original on 2019-08-23. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
"GNU Guix Reference Manual: 8.8.2 Scheduled Job Execution". GNU Guix. 2019-05-19. Archived from the original on 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
"mcron crontab reference". Gnu.org. Archived from the original on 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2013-11-06.

hostinger.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Cron Job: a Comprehensive Guide for Beginners 2020". May 24, 2019. Archived from the original on June 24, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2020.

nncron.ru (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Cron format". nnBackup. Archived from the original on 2014-06-19. Retrieved 2014-05-27.

opengroup.org (Global: 6,630^th place; English: 5,295^th place)

pubs.opengroup.org

"crontab", The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7 — IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition, The Open Group, 2013, archived from the original on May 16, 2015, retrieved May 18, 2015

oracle.com (Global: 2,532^nd place; English: 1,847^th place)

docs.oracle.com

"Oracle® Role Manager Integration Guide". Docs.oracle.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-25. Retrieved 2013-11-06.

quartz-scheduler.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"CronTrigger Tutorial". Quartz Scheduler Website. Archived from the original on 25 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.

stackoverflow.com (Global: 9,249^th place; English: 6,951^st place)

"Difference between cron, crontab, and cronjob?". Stack Overflow. Archived from the original on 2021-04-01. Retrieved 2020-08-19.

tuhs.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

minnie.tuhs.org

"V7/etc/rc". Minnie's Home Page. Archived from the original on 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
"V7/usr/src/cmd/cron.c". Minnie's Home Page. Archived from the original on 2020-05-28. Retrieved 2020-09-12.

ubuntu.com (Global: 3,845^th place; English: 4,505^th place)

help.ubuntu.com

"Ubuntu Cron Howto". Help.ubuntu.com. 2013-05-04. Retrieved 2013-11-06.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"Automation with Cron job on Centos 8". April 6, 2020. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
"Difference between cron, crontab, and cronjob?". Stack Overflow. Archived from the original on 2021-04-01. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
"Cron Job: a Comprehensive Guide for Beginners 2020". May 24, 2019. Archived from the original on June 24, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
"Crontab – Quick Reference". Admin's Choice. December 21, 2009. Archived from the original on September 2, 2020. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
"Linux - cron and crontab". CornellCALS. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Archived from the original on 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
"crontab", The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7 — IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition, The Open Group, 2013, archived from the original on May 16, 2015, retrieved May 18, 2015
"Schedule Expressions for Rules". Amazon. Archived from the original on 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
"FreeBSD File Formats Manual for CRONTAB(5)". The FreeBSD Project. Archived from the original on 2017-02-01. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
"#77563 - cron: crontab(5) lies, '@reboot' is whenever cron restarts, not the system". Debian bug tracking system. Archived from the original on 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
"crontab(5): tables for driving cron - Linux man page". Linux.die.net. Archived from the original on 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
"V7/etc/rc". Minnie's Home Page. Archived from the original on 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
"V7/usr/src/cmd/cron.c". Minnie's Home Page. Archived from the original on 2020-05-28. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
"cronie-crond/cronie". cronie-crond. 20 September 2024. Archived from the original on 11 December 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
"Initial upload of anacron-2.3 which should be optimized for better · cronie-crond/cronie@55f4057". GitHub. Archived from the original on 2024-12-11. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
Mellor, Dale (2003-06-01). "Mcron - User Requirements and Analysis". Archived from the original on 2019-08-23. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
"GNU Guix Reference Manual: 8.8.2 Scheduled Job Execution". GNU Guix. 2019-05-19. Archived from the original on 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
"CronTrigger Tutorial". Quartz Scheduler Website. Archived from the original on 25 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
"mcron crontab reference". Gnu.org. Archived from the original on 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
"Oracle® Role Manager Integration Guide". Docs.oracle.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-25. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
"Cron format". nnBackup. Archived from the original on 2014-06-19. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
"Python Crontab". GitHub. Archived from the original on 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
"Timer Trigger Syntax". jenkins.com. Archived from the original on 2020-06-12. Retrieved 2018-02-16.

Cron (English Wikipedia)

adminschoice.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

amazon.com (Global: 159th place; English: 105th place)

docs.aws.amazon.com

archlinux.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

mailman.archlinux.org

comtronic.com.au (Global: low place; English: low place)

cornell.edu (Global: 308th place; English: 253rd place)

compbio.cornell.edu

debian.org (Global: 3,258th place; English: 2,984th place)

bugs.debian.org

die.net (Global: low place; English: low place)

linux.die.net

freebsd.org (Global: 6,366th place; English: 5,010th place)

github.com (Global: 380th place; English: 337th place)

gnu.org (Global: 1,901st place; English: 1,743rd place)

hostinger.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

nncron.ru (Global: low place; English: low place)

opengroup.org (Global: 6,630th place; English: 5,295th place)

pubs.opengroup.org

oracle.com (Global: 2,532nd place; English: 1,847th place)

docs.oracle.com

quartz-scheduler.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

stackoverflow.com (Global: 9,249th place; English: 6,951st place)

tuhs.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

minnie.tuhs.org

ubuntu.com (Global: 3,845th place; English: 4,505th place)

help.ubuntu.com

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; English: 1st place)

amazon.com (Global: 159^th place; English: 105^th place)

cornell.edu (Global: 308^th place; English: 253^rd place)

debian.org (Global: 3,258^th place; English: 2,984^th place)

freebsd.org (Global: 6,366^th place; English: 5,010^th place)

github.com (Global: 380^th place; English: 337^th place)

gnu.org (Global: 1,901^st place; English: 1,743^rd place)

opengroup.org (Global: 6,630^th place; English: 5,295^th place)

oracle.com (Global: 2,532^nd place; English: 1,847^th place)

stackoverflow.com (Global: 9,249^th place; English: 6,951^st place)

ubuntu.com (Global: 3,845^th place; English: 4,505^th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)