---
name: "bcron-exec"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "bcron"
version: "0.11-23"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bcron-exec"
---

# bcron-exec(8)

Execute jobs on behalf of bcron-sched

## NAME

bcron-exec - Execute jobs on behalf of **bcron-sched**

## SYNOPSIS

**bcron-exec** \[ *wrapper* \]

## DESCRIPTION

**bcron-exec** reads formatted program execution instructions from standard input and executes the appropriate program.  If the execution of the program produces any output, an email is produced and sent to the recipient given in the instructions.

**bcron-exec** should normally be run by **bcron-start** in conjunction with **bcron-sched**.

## ENVIRONMENT

- **TESTMODE**

  If set, skip doing setuid, dump email to stdout instead of invoking sendmail.

## SEE ALSO

[bcron-sched(8)](/bcron-sched/8.md), [bcron-start(8)](/bcron-start/8.md)

## AUTHOR

Bruce Guenter \<bruce@untroubled.org\>