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  "@id": "https://anchorfact.org/kb/kb-2026-00260",
  "headline": "Cron Jobs",
  "description": "Cron is a time-based job scheduler in Unix-like systems. `crontab -e` edits user jobs. Format: `minute hour day month weekday command`. Example: `0 2 * * * /backup.sh` runs daily at 2 AM. Cron is ideal for periodic maintenance: backups, log rotation, report generation.",
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    "name": "AnchorFact",
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