How to run python script on my pi, like Win. Task Scheduler

[some_evil]

Hi All,

I have a nifty little python script that I can run and output the temperature to a text file, normally run using Putty by typing:

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sudo python logTemp.py

Now I would like to turn my PC off and have the headless pi automatically run this script on a predetermined schedule... For example, run every day at midday.
I am familiar with Windows Task Scheduler and have scripts running automatically overnight on my work PC, but I want to turn my PC off and have the pi run this itself.

What should I google in order to learn this (assumingly) simple task??

Thanks

[DougieLawson]

For recurring events use cron
For once off events use at

at 23:59 <<< echo "One minute to midnight"
at now +25 min <<< rm -rf / # destroy the root filesystem

[some_evil]

For recurring events use cron

Thanks again Dougie!

Perfect, you pointed me to cron, so I googled it and this spelled out how to use it:
http://www.raspberrypi.org/documentatio ... ge/cron.md