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packages:
at

daemons:
atd - at daemon. used for scheduling tasks. displays "at>" prompts after evoking the "at" command.

configs:
/var/spool/at/ - shell environments and scheduled commands are stored in this directory.
/etc/at.allow - users allowed to use atd. if allow/deny files do not exist, only root can use atd. this file has priority over at.deny.
/etc/at.deny - users not allowed to use atd. create this file and leave it blank to allow all user. this id default in Fedora.

other:
if output is not redirected to file, the output will be mailed to the user.
FINISH COMMANDS WITH CTRL+D.

commands:
at <time>. time can be many different phrases.
-f <file> - read commands from file instead of stdin.
-m - send mail to user eve if no output.
-l - list jobs. use 'atq' command instead. root user sees all jobs.
-d - delete jobs. use 'atrm' command instead.
-c <job> - shows commands to be executed by job.
time phrases:
now
tomorrow
teatime (4pm)
monday
tue
midnight Jul 10 2012
noon July 5
now + 2 days
now + 4 hours
now + 30 minutes
now + 2 weeks
9am 10/31/2012
4:20pm 10312012
4:20 10.31.2012

atq - show list of pending jobs
atrm <#> - delete job

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