anacron: anacron (periodic command scheduler) anacron: anacron: anacron executes commands at intervals specified in days. anacron: Unlike cron, it does not assume that the system is running anacron: continuously. It can therefore be used to control the execution of anacron: daily, weekly and monthly jobs (or anything with a period of n days), anacron: on systems that don't run 24 hours a day. anacron: anacron: Homepage: http://anacron.sourceforge.net anacron: anacron: