tldr/pages/common/batch.md

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batch

Execute commands at a later time when the system load levels permit. Service atd (or atrun) should be running for the actual executions. More information: https://manned.org/batch.

  • Execute commands from stdin (press Ctrl + D when done):

batch

  • Execute a command from stdin:

echo "{{./make_db_backup.sh}}" | batch

  • Execute commands from a given [f]ile:

batch -f {{path/to/file}}