## Using cron to create a schedule for your loop You should use [cron](http://bit.ly/1QpJFk1) to create a schedule for your loop. Use `oref0 cron-5-minute-helper` to generate a simple cron job. It can be imported into crontab using `oref0 cron-5-minute-helper do-loop | crontab -`. By default, it will list a suggested cron job that runs once every 5 minutes. Here's an example: ``` $ oref0 cron-5-minute-helper openaps do-foo-bar SHELL=/bin/bash PATH=/home/bewest/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/home/bewest/.cabal/bin:/home/bewest/.cabal/bin */5 * * * * (cd /home/bewest/src/openaps/docs && time openaps do-foo-bar) 2>&1 | logger -t openaps-loop ``` It prepares a cron template to change to the current directory and runs whatever was specified, sending all output to syslog.