---
name: "dh_installcron"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "debhelper"
version: "13.24.2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dh_installcron"
---

# dh\_installcron(1)

install cron scripts into etc/cron.\*

## NAME

dh\_installcron - install cron scripts into etc/cron.\*

## SYNOPSIS

**dh\_installcron** \[**debhelper options**\] \[**--name=***name*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**dh\_installcron** is a debhelper program that is responsible for installing cron scripts.

## FILES

- debian/*package*.cron.daily

  - debian/*package*.cron.weekly

  - debian/*package*.cron.monthly

  - debian/*package*.cron.yearly

  - debian/*package*.cron.hourly

  - debian/*package*.cron.d

  Installed into the appropriate *etc/cron.\*/* directory in the package build directory.

## OPTIONS

- **--name=***name*

  Look for files named *debian/package.name.cron.\** and install them as *etc/cron.\*/name*, instead of using the usual files and installing them as the package name.

## SEE ALSO

[**debhelper**(7)](/debhelper/7.md)

This program is a part of debhelper.

## AUTHOR

Joey Hess \<joeyh@debian.org\>