Glossary term
What is Cron?
In Apex Flow Academy, "Cron" means: The service that runs commands on a schedule that you write in a list called a crontab. It is taught in Linux for Absolute Beginners. Related terms include Firewall, Exit status, Port and Script. Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is Cron?
The service that runs commands on a schedule that you write in a list called a crontab.
Where is Cron taught?
Cron is defined in Linux for Absolute Beginners.
Which lessons cover Cron?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- Linux for Absolute Beginners, lesson 6.2: Schedule It with cron
Which terms are related to Cron?
Next to Cron in the course glossaries: Firewall, Exit status, Port, Script, Web server, Runbook and Package and repository.
FirewallExit statusPortScriptWeb serverRunbookPackage and repository
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn Cron?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Linux for Absolute Beginners: No Linux or programming experience is needed.