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When I execute cron I get this fault

cron: can't open or create /var/run/crond.pid: Permission denied

So, how to do it without cron?

P.S. I want to check if file in svn has changed and I have a special script for it.

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answered 3 Years ago puccop · Accepted Answer

To access your personal cron configuration you should use the command crontab -e (to edit your cron table).

Alternative is the watch command:

watch -n10 command args

Finally, to monitor filesystem events more effectively, you could use inotifywait, from inotify-tools package.