# at > Execute commands once at a later time. > Service atd (or atrun) should be running for the actual executions. > More information: . - Execute commands from `stdin` in 5 minutes (press `Ctrl + D` when done): `at now + 5 minutes` - Execute a command from `stdin` at 10:00 AM today: `echo "{{./make_db_backup.sh}}" | at 1000` - Execute commands from a given file next Tuesday: `at -f {{path/to/file}} 9:30 PM Tue`