poll(F)


poll: Poll, Poll.hour, Poll.day -- format of UUCP Poll files

Format

sysname<Tab>hour...

Description

The Poll file (/usr/lib/uucp/Poll) contains information for polling remote computers. Each entry in the Poll file contains the name of a remote computer to call (sysname) and the hours the computer should be called (hour). Each hour must be an integer in the range 0-23.

The uudemon.poll (see uudemon(ADM)) script uses the Poll file to set up the polling. Alternatively, uudemon.poll2 uses the files Poll.hour and Poll.day to perform similar, but more precise functions. The format of these files is identical to Poll.

Examples

The following entry provides polling of computer gorgon every four hours:
gorgon	0 4 8 12 16 20

Files


/usr/lib/uucp/Poll
full pathname of Poll

See also

cron(C), crontab(C), uucico(ADM), uucp(C), uudemon(ADM)

Standards conformance

poll is conformant with AT&T SVID Issue 2.

Poll, Poll.hour and Poll.day are not part of any currently supported standard; they are extensions of AT&T System V provided by The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.


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