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Timer

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Reference:wiki.archlinux.org

Usage

start enable stop or disable the timer:

shell

sudo systemctl enable mytimer.timer

Check the timers status with:

shell

systemctl list-timers --all

Place the timer unit under /etc/systemd/system.

Example of mytimer.timer:

ini

[Unit]
Description=mytimer

[Timer]
OnStartupSec=3h
OnUnitActiveSec=3h
OnCalendar=*:0/10

[Install]
WantedBy=timers.target

Setting	Description
`OnStartupSec`	Activate the timer relative to boot time.
`OnUnitActiveSec`	Activate the timer relative to last activation time.
`OnCalendar`	Defines realtime (cron-like) timers.