Bash yourself on a schedule!
To run terminal tasks on a schedule, you have to use something called the “crontab.” It is a file that you edit to include the bash code to run and the times and days to run it.There are some interesting rules/best practices around editing the crontab.
To start, you have to create a crontab by entering
crontab -e. Open and edit it in your favorite editor and save.If you already have a crontab file that you want to edit, you actually shouldn’t. Rather, get a “copy” of your crontab file by doing
crontab -l > new_crontab_copy. Then open the new_crontab_copy in your editor, edit and save.For either of the above options, “install” your crontab file by giving it to crontab:
crontab my-crontab(This post won’t be giving any advice on actually writing cron jobs - for that you can check out this Crontab quick reference.)