command line to cron file

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I found some command line code for deleting 0 byte files from a server but I don't know what type of file extension to save it as so I can run it as a cron job?
Code:
find directory -maxdepth 1 -size 0 -delete -type F -mtime +1
#command #cron #file #line
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  • Profile picture of the author Mauro Chojrin
    If you are running it on linux it doesn't matter the extension. What does matter is the permissions.

    Try saving it as "command.sh" and then run "chmod +x command.sh"
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    • Profile picture of the author Wayne Zimmerman
      And add blank line in the end of the file, because sometimes the command is not run if there is no blank line.
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  • Profile picture of the author starrychloe
    Run the command `crontab -e` to edit your cron jobs and enter that into a new line in the file like
    @daily find directory...
    Run `man crontab` to read the instructions on how it works. Also try superuser.com for more specific questions.
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