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atq(1)  —  Commands

NAME

atq − Prints the queue of jobs waiting to be run

SYNOPSIS

atq [−c | −n] [−q queuename] [user ...]

The atq command prints the queue of jobs waiting to be run at a later date.  These jobs were created with the at command. 

DESCRIPTION

With no flags, the queue is sorted in the order that the jobs are to be executed. 

When a privileged user invokes the atq command without specifying a username, the entire queue is displayed; if a username is specified, only those jobs belonging to the specified user are displayed. 

FLAGS

−cSorts the queue by the time that the at command was issued. 

−nPrints only the number of files currently in the queue. 

−q queuename
Specifies the queue you want to use.

EXAMPLES

In order to look at the queue created by the at command, enter:

atq

If there are jobs in the queue, a message similar to the following is displayed:

root.62169200.aTue Sep 12 11:00:00 1990

The .a extension specifies an at job. 

FILES

/var/adm/cronMain cron directory. 

/var/adm/cron/at.allowList of allowed users. 

/var/adm/cron/at.denyList of denied users. 

/var/spool/cron/atjobsSpool area. 

RELATED INFORMATION

Commands: at(1), atrm(1), cron(8). 

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