This page describes the basic use of cron on HCoop systems.
Prerequisites
It is very important that you read the [:MemberManual/RunningUnattendedCommands:Running Unattended Commands page] to understand the general idea of how to run unattended commands on Mire.
Making a cron configuration file
Cron needs a special configuration file to tell it how to operate.
TODO: Describe format. Suggest calling this file ~/.crontab.
Activating your cron configuration
TODO: crontab ~/.crontab.
Exmaples
TODO: Give examples, based on example given near the end of MemberManual/RunningUnattendedCommands.