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. 

If the user is root and one or more usernames is provided, only files belonging to those users 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).