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Introduction to systemd timers

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0:00 Introduction
0:37 Why not cron?
1:13 Video Table of Contents
2:13 Crontab implementation
4:22 Systemd Timers implementation
7:40 Testing
8:30 Starting your trigger unit
10:04 Next steps
11:45 Tech Interview Anxiety
12:49 Conclusion and other systemd videos

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