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/usr/bin/cronnext

Cron daemon for executing programs at set times

From cronie 1.7.2-r47 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running cronnext --help (exit 1). permalink

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Find the time of the next scheduled cron job.
Usage:
 cronnext [options] [file ...]

Options:
 -i users  include only the crontab of these users
 -e users  exclude the crontab of these users
 -s        do not include the system crontab
 -a        examine installed crontabs even if files are given
 -t time   start from this time (seconds since epoch)
 -q time   end check at this time (seconds since epoch)
 -j cmd    only check jobs that contain cmd as a substring
 -l        print next jobs to be executed
 -c        print next execution of each job
 -f        print all jobs executed in the given interval
 -h        this help
 -V        print version and exit
Options (12)
OptionDescriptionSource
-i usersConsider only the crontabs of the specified users.help + man
-e usersDo not consider the crontabs of the specified users.help + man
-sDo not consider the system crontab, usually the /etc/crontab file.help + man
-aUse the crontabs installed in the system in addition to the ones passed as file arguments.help + man
-t timeDetermine the next job from this time, instead of now.help + man
-q timeDo not check jobs over this time, expressed in the same way as in option -t.help + man
-j cmdOnly look for jobs that contain command as a substring.help + man
-lPrint the whole entries of the jobs that are the next to be executed by cron.help + man
-cPrint every entry in every crontab with the next time it is executed.help + man
-fPrint all jobs that are executed in the given interval.help + man
-hPrint usage output and exit.help + man
-VPrint version and exit.help + man

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