Cronjob every 30secs

[Rashkae]

Tence T. George wrote:
> Hey guys,
> 
> I wrote a python script using pysvn that checks my svn server and
> updates/exports directorys on my ubuntu webserver. But, now I need it to run
> every 30secs so that developers working on the same project don't need to
> wait so long to see changes done to the developmental side of the website.
> I don't really care for how many cpu cycles it uses up since the machine is
> multicore comp.  I did some googling and most sites say that crons can't do
> less than a minute.  I was just wondering if anyone had a workaround for it.
> 
> From,
> Tence T. George
> 
> 

Use a shell script with an infinite loop and a 30 second sleep (or 25
second sleep, assuming the process takes 5 seconds to complete.)


#!/bin/bash
while [ 1 ]
do
        # Your code goes here

        # Modify sleep time (in seconds) as needed below
        sleep 2
done