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- AT [DUAL MODE]
-
- NAME AT - Start a program at a specified time.
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- SYNTAX
-
- at OR
- at time "command with parameters" OR
- at /F at-file
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- USAGE
-
- At is used to start programs at a given time of the day.
- It support two time formats. The first list the absolute
- time in hh:mm:ss -format, where hh=hour, mm=minute,
- ss=second. The time is parsed from left to right. That is
- a two part time represents hh:mm and a one part time
- represents hours only.
-
- The second format is given relative to the current time.
- This format is identical to the first format, except that
- it starts with a plus (+).
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- At can also be given a list of times and command in a
- file. The filename is given with the /F option. When the
- command line is empty, the at command reads its input by
- default from the at.dat-file.
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- EXAMPLES
- 1) Start dir command 10 seconds from now.
- at +00:00:10 dir
- 2) Tell me to go to dinner a eleven o'clock.
- at 11:00 "popup The time has come foor all good men to go
- to the aid of their cafeteria."
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- SEE ALSO
- until, AT-file format
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