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AT [DUAL MODE]
NAME AT - Start a program at a specified time.
SYNTAX
at OR
at time "command with parameters" OR
at /F at-file
USAGE
At is used to start programs at a given time of the day.
It support two time formats. The first list the absolute
time in hh:mm:ss -format, where hh=hour, mm=minute,
ss=second. The time is parsed from left to right. That is
a two part time represents hh:mm and a one part time
represents hours only.
The second format is given relative to the current time.
This format is identical to the first format, except that
it starts with a plus (+).
At can also be given a list of times and command in a
file. The filename is given with the /F option. When the
command line is empty, the at command reads its input by
default from the at.dat-file.
EXAMPLES
1) Start dir command 10 seconds from now.
at +00:00:10 dir
2) Tell me to go to dinner a eleven o'clock.
at 11:00 "popup The time has come foor all good men to go
to the aid of their cafeteria."
SEE ALSO
until, AT-file format