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Cron jobs are invisible bots doing repetitive chores

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Rather than manually telling a server to clear logs or backup files every night at 2 AM, administrators use cron jobs. These are silent, relentless background schedules that sit completely dormant until their exact designated minute arrives, at which point they blindly execute their assigned task without question.

Cron jobs are invisible bots doing repetitive chores
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