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mcron – replacement for Vixie cron

mcron (Mellor’s cron) is a 100% compatible replacement for Vixie cron. It’s free and open source software written in Scheme.

Jobber is a utility for Unix-like systems that can run arbitrary commands, or “jobs”, according to a schedule.

This article spotlights alternative tools to cron, a daemon to execute scheduled commands.

cronie contains the standard UNIX daemon crond that runs specified programs at scheduled times and related tools.

fcron is a scheduler. It aims at replacing Vixie Cron, so it implements most of its functionality. Free and open source software.

bcron is a cron system designed with secure operations in mind. It’s free and open source software written in C.

Anacron is a periodic command scheduler. It executes commands at intervals specified in days.

systemd is a suite of basic building blocks for a Linux system. It’s free and open source software written in C.

Alternative tools to strings, a utility that prints the sequences of printable characters in files.

stringsext is a Unicode enhancement of the strings tool with additional functionalities.