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Cron to systemd Timer

Convert cron expressions to systemd timer OnCalendar syntax

Example Conversion

Cron

0 0 * * *

systemd Timer

OnCalendar=*-*-* 00:00:00

Key Differences

systemd uses calendar event syntax which is more readable but different from cron.

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