fcron Alternatives

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   System Scheduler

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   System Scheduler for Windows, Free Task Scheduling Software replace Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Application Launcher

   Origin

   • United Kingdom

   Platforms

   • Windows

   • United Kingdom

   

   

   

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   entr

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   Run arbitrary commands when files change.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Task Automation

   Platforms

   • Linux

   

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   Anacron

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   Anacron is a periodic command scheduler. It executes commands at intervals specified in days. Unlike cron, it does not assume that the system is running continuously. It can therefore be used to control the execution of daily, weekly and monthly jobs (or anything with a period...

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Platforms

   • Linux

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   incron

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   This program is an "inotify cron" system. It consists of a daemon and a table manipulator. You can use it a similar way as the regular cron. The difference is that the inotify cron handles filesystem events rather than time periods.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Origin

   • Czechia
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Linux

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   mcron

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   mcron is GNU's implementation of cron. It is a 100% compatible replacement for Vixie cron.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Platforms

   • Linux

   

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   Guard (CLI Tool)

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   Guard automates various tasks by running custom rules whenever file or directories are modified.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

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   fswatch

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   A cross-platform file change monitor with multiple backends: Apple OS X File System Events, *BSD kqueue, Solaris/Illumos File Events Notification, Linux inotify, Microsoft Windows and a stat()-based backend.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • FreeBSD

   

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