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Asked: May 17, 20262026-05-17T18:34:54+00:00 2026-05-17T18:34:54+00:00

I just want a bash script to run 5 minutes after it’s called. What

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I just want a bash script to run 5 minutes after it’s called. What am I doing wrong?

I have the command:

/path/to/my/script | at now + 5 min

And yet the script runs right away every time.

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    2026-05-17T18:34:55+00:00Added an answer on May 17, 2026 at 6:34 pm

    You are executing the script immediately and sending its output into at. You need to send the name of the script itself into at:

    echo /path/to/my/script | at now + 5 min
    
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