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

# bcron-sched(8)

bcron system scheduler

## NAME

bcron-sched - bcron system scheduler

## SYNOPSIS

**bcron-sched**

## DESCRIPTION

**bcron-sched** reads job descriptions from stored crontabs, determines when they need to be run, and writes execution commands to standard output for **bcron-exec** to execute.

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

## SIGNALS

- **SIGUSR1**

  On receipt of the **SIGUSR1** signal, **bcron-sched** will dump a set of log messages describing all the jobs it is scheduling.

## ENVIRONMENT

- **BCRON\_SPOOL**

  The spool directory for bcron.  Defaults to */var/spool/cron*.

## FILES

*/var/spool/cron/crontabs/crontabs*

*/var/spool/cron/crontabs/trigger*

## SEE ALSO

[bcron-exec(8)](/bcron-exec/8.md), [bcron-start(8)](/bcron-start/8.md), [bcrontab(1)](/bcrontab/1.md)

## AUTHOR

Bruce Guenter \<bruce@untroubled.org\>