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</script><meta name="next-head-count" content="6"/><link rel="preload" href="/wiki/_next/static/css/52fc2ba29703df73922c.css" as="style"/><link rel="stylesheet" href="/wiki/_next/static/css/52fc2ba29703df73922c.css" data-n-g=""/><noscript data-n-css=""></noscript><link rel="preload" href="/wiki/_next/static/chunks/main-ae4733327bd95c4ac325.js" as="script"/><link rel="preload" href="/wiki/_next/static/chunks/webpack-50bee04d1dc61f8adf5b.js" as="script"/><link rel="preload" href="/wiki/_next/static/chunks/framework.9d524150d48315f49e80.js" as="script"/><link rel="preload" href="/wiki/_next/static/chunks/commons.0e1c3f9aa780c2dfe9f0.js" as="script"/><link rel="preload" href="/wiki/_next/static/chunks/pages/_app-8e3d0c58a60ec788aa69.js" as="script"/><link rel="preload" href="/wiki/_next/static/chunks/940643274e605e7596ecea1f2ff8d83317a3fb76.4841a16762f602a59f00.js" as="script"/><link rel="preload" href="/wiki/_next/static/chunks/pages/%5B%5B...slug%5D%5D-1aa198f87ede1cd0e1dc.js" as="script"/></head><body><div id="__next"><main><h1>systemd timers</h1><section class="post-metadata"><span>Date: <!-- -->2021-07-19 21:45:47 +08:00</span><span>Date modified: <!-- -->2022-05-22 22:28:49 +08:00</span></section><nav class="toc"><ol class="toc-level toc-level-1"><li class="toc-item toc-item-h1"><a href="/wiki/linux.systemd.timers#timer-management" class="toc-link toc-link-h1">Timer management</a></li><li class="toc-item toc-item-h1"><a href="/wiki/linux.systemd.timers#timedate-formats" class="toc-link toc-link-h1">Timedate formats</a></li></ol></nav><p>You can schedule tasks with timers.
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If systemd is compiled with the feature, it makes cron unnecessary.
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</p><h1 id="timer-management">Timer management</h1><p>In a fully-installed systemd-enabled system, there are multiple ways to manage your timers.
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</p><p>While managing them is practically the same as any other units (see <a href="/wiki/linux.systemd">systemd</a>), there are timer-specific ways to manage them easier.
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</p><ul><li><p><code class="inline-code">systemctl list-timers</code> is the go-to command that displays an overview of all active timers.
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Just give the <code class="inline-verbatim">--all</code> flag to list all timers including disabled timers.
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</p></li><li><p><code class="inline-code">systemctl status ${TIMER_UNIT}</code> is another way for a specific timer unit.
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It gives the same details as the <code class="inline-verbatim">list-timers</code> subcommand so you'll rarely use this subcommand in practice.
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</p></li></ul><h1 id="timedate-formats">Timedate formats</h1><p>systemd has different ways to denote time.
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</p><ul><li><p>Timespans denote the duration — e.g., <code class="inline-verbatim">100 seconds</code>, <code class="inline-verbatim">5M 3w</code>.
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</p></li><li><p>Timestamps refer to a specific point in time — e.g., <code class="inline-verbatim">2021-04-02</code>, <code class="inline-verbatim">today</code>, <code class="inline-verbatim">now</code>.
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</p></li><li><p>Calendar events can refer to more than one point of time — e.g., <code class="inline-verbatim">*-*-4/2</code>, <code class="inline-verbatim">Sun,Wed,Fri *-1/2-1/8</code>.
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</p></li></ul><p>To find more details about time notation, you can view the <code class="inline-verbatim">systemd.time.7</code> manual page.
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</p><p>Here's an example of setting a timer for an example backup service.
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The following timer unit sets it to execute every day at 18:00.
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</p><pre class="src-block"><code class="language-ini">[Unit]
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Description=A deduplicated backup from my computer
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Documentation=man:borg(1) https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/
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[Timer]
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Unit=borg-backup.service
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OnCalendar=*-*-* 18:00:00
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Persistent=true
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[Install]
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WantedBy=graphical.target
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</code></pre><p>If the timer unit is started, this will trigger <code class="inline-verbatim">borg-backup.service</code> from the load path.
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But you can omit <code class="inline-verbatim">Timer.Unit</code> key if you named the timer unit file similarly (e.g., <code class="inline-verbatim">borg-backup.timer</code> with <code class="inline-verbatim">borg-backup.service</code>).
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</p><p>You can find more information about it from the <code class="inline-verbatim">systemd.timer.5</code> manual page.
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Furthermore, systemd has a testing tool for time with <code class="inline-code">systemd-analyze {timespan,timestamp,calendar}</code>.
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</p><pre class="src-block"><code class="language-shell">printf "Timespan example:\n"
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printf "..............\n"
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systemd-analyze timespan 4000min
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printf "..............\n\n"
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printf "Timestamp example:\n"
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printf "..............\n"
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systemd-analyze timestamp 2021-07-01
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printf "..............\n\n"
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printf "Calendar example:\n"
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printf "..............\n"
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systemd-analyze calendar "*-1/4-5 0/2:00:00"
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printf "..............\n\n"
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</code></pre><div class="exampe">Timespan example:
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..............
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Original: 4000min
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μs: 240000000000
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Human: 2d 18h 40min
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..............
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Timestamp example:
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..............
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Original form: 2021-07-01
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Normalized form: Thu 2021-07-01 00:00:00 PST
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(in UTC): Wed 2021-06-30 16:00:00 UTC
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UNIX seconds: @1625068800
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From now: 10 months 21 days ago
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..............
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Calendar example:
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..............
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Original form: *-1/4-5 0/2:00:00
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Normalized form: *-01/4-05 00/2:00:00
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Next elapse: Mon 2022-09-05 00:00:00 PST
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(in UTC): Sun 2022-09-04 16:00:00 UTC
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From now: 3 months 13 days left
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..............
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</div><section><h2>Backlinks</h2><ul><li><a href="/wiki/linux.systemd">systemd</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/linux.systemd.transient-units">systemd transient units</a></li></ul></section></main></div><script id="__NEXT_DATA__" type="application/json">{"props":{"pageProps":{"metadata":{"date":"2021-07-19 21:45:47 +08:00","date_modified":"2022-05-22 22:28:49 +08:00","language":"en","source":""},"title":"systemd timers","hast":{"type":"root","children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"nav","properties":{"className":"toc"},"children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"ol","properties":{"className":"toc-level toc-level-1"},"children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"li","data":{"hookArgs":[{"type":"element","tagName":"h1","properties":{"id":"timer-management"},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"Timer management"}]}]},"properties":{"className":"toc-item toc-item-h1"},"children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"a","properties":{"className":"toc-link toc-link-h1","href":"/linux.systemd.timers#timer-management"},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"Timer management"}]}]},{"type":"element","tagName":"li","data":{"hookArgs":[{"type":"element","tagName":"h1","properties":{"id":"timedate-formats"},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"Timedate formats"}]}]},"properties":{"className":"toc-item toc-item-h1"},"children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"a","properties":{"className":"toc-link toc-link-h1","href":"/linux.systemd.timers#timedate-formats"},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"Timedate formats"}]}]}]}]},{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"You can schedule tasks with timers.\nIf systemd is compiled with the feature, it makes cron unnecessary.\n"}]},{"type":"element","tagName":"h1","properties":{"id":"timer-management"},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"Timer management"}]},{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"In a fully-installed systemd-enabled system, there are multiple ways to manage your timers.\n"}]},{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"While managing them is practically the same as any other units (see "},{"type":"element","tagName":"a","properties":{"href":"/linux.systemd"},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"systemd"}]},{"type":"text","value":"), there are timer-specific ways to manage them easier.\n"}]},{"type":"element","tagName":"ul","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"li","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"code","properties":{"className":["inline-code"]},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"systemctl list-timers"}]},{"type":"text","value":" is the go-to command that displays an overview of all active timers.\n Just give the "},{"type":"element","tagName":"code","properties":{"className":["inline-verbatim"]},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"--all"}]},{"type":"text","value":" flag to list all timers including disabled timers.\n"}]}]},{"type":"element","tagName":"li","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"code","properties":{"className":["inline-code"]},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"systemctl status ${TIMER_UNIT}"}]},{"type":"text","value":" is another way for a specific timer unit.\n It gives the same details as the "},{"type":"element","tagName":"code","properties":{"className":["inline-verbatim"]},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"list-timers"}]},{"type":"text","value":" subcommand so you'll rarely use this subcommand in practice.\n"}]}]}]},{"type":"element","tagName":"h1","properties":{"id":"timedate-formats"},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"Timedate formats"}]},{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"systemd has different ways to denote time.\n"}]},{"type":"element","tagName":"ul","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"li","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"Timesp
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