The at facility submits a command line (or a script) for execution at an arbitrary later time. It has the form:
% options time
This submits scriptfile for execution at a later
time. The redirection (<
) isn't required on versions that can read directly from a
file. By default, at reads the commands from
its standard input. So if you don't want to write a script, you can omit the
file and type your commands on the terminal, terminated by CTRL-d:
% options time
Command 1
Command 2
...
CTRL-d
The time is most commonly a four-digit number
representing a time on a 24-hour clock. For example, 0130
represents 1:30 a.m. and 1400
represents 2 p.m. You can also use abbreviations such as
1am
, 130pm
, and so on.
— ML