How to schedule Tasks

In the file /etc/cronetab are all the scheduled tasks listed.

The logfile is  /var/log/cron

Always add the command with the full path to the script or program!

See more instructions about crontab here

What is runparts?

run-parts is a small program that runs all the shell scripts in the directory you give it.

01 * * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.hourly

The crontab above runs all the scripts in the directory /etc/cron.hourly/ on the first minute of every hour