To create a new scheduled task, first select the Tasks folder. Then select ->. Alternatively, you can use the mouse button menu and choose , or simply press Ctrl+N.
Enter a description of the task to schedule.
Enter the name of the program. You can specify either a relative path or absolute path. If you want to look up the program, press .
To enable or disable the task, select or de-select Enabled.
Turns off logging of the command and the output from the command.
Select the months during which the task is to be scheduled.
Select the days of the month on which the task is to be scheduled.
Select the days of the week on which the task is to be scheduled.
If you want to schedule the task to run daily, select .
Select the hours on which the task is to be scheduled.
Select the minute at which the task is to be scheduled. KCron does not support scheduling tasks at smaller than five minute intervals.
Completes the creation of this task.
Cancels the creation of this task.
If you select both days of the month, and days of the week, the task will run when either condition is met. For instance, if you select the 1st and 15th, and select Sunday, the program will be run every 1st and 15th of the selected months (regardless of day of week) as well as every Sunday of the selected months (regardless of day of the month).
The scheduled task is not actually set up until the
crontab
has been saved.