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Re:In search of a better job scheduler by thesorrow on Saturday January 18, 2020 @07:02PM (#22088328)
You can create systemd timers and services quite easily with NixOS configuration : https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Nix_Cookbook
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Re:In search of a better job scheduler by Mathnerd314 on Sunday January 19, 2020 @01:55AM (#22089885)
The issue AFAICT is that you need to define a separate unit to run the command. It's not clear why systemd has this restriction on timers, other than implementation convenience.
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