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  • at:tldr:0b97d at: Execute a script at the given time.
    $ at ${hh:mm} -f ${filename}
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  • at:tldr:60d81 at: Open an `at` prompt to create a new set of scheduled commands, press `Ctrl + D` to save and exit.
    $ at ${hh:mm}
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  • at:tldr:87c5c at: Display a system notification at 11pm on February 18th.
    $ echo "notify-send '${Wake up!}'" | at ${11pm} ${Feb 18}
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  • at:tldr:8f1a9 at: Execute commands from standard input in 5 minutes (press `Ctrl + D` when done).
    $ at now + 5 minutes
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  • at:tldr:99359 at: Execute commands from a given file next Tuesday.
    $ at -f ${filename} 9:30 PM Tue
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  • at:tldr:a8ea2 at: Execute the commands and email the result using a local mailing program such as Sendmail.
    $ at ${hh:mm} -m
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  • at:tldr:b0993 at: Execute a command from standard input at 10:00 AM today.
    $ echo "${--make_db_backup-sh}" | at 1000
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