Use at and batch for one-shot jobs on Slackware

1. When to use it

Use it when you need to delay a command by a few minutes or run it only when load drops.

at | batch | atq | atd | one-shot jobs

chmod +x /usr/local/sbin/rotate-report.sh
echo "/usr/local/sbin/rotate-report.sh" | at now + 30 minutes
echo "updatedb" | batch

Adjust host names, IPs, interfaces, paths, and versions to the real system before making the change persistent.

atq
at -c 1 | sed -n '1,20p'
ps aux | grep '[a]td'

Confirm that the output matches the expected state before considering the intervention complete.

Make sure rc.atd is running, otherwise jobs stay queued and never execute.

[ ] Steps completed\n[ ] Config updated\n[ ] Tests executed\n[ ] Rollback ready\n[ ] Logs checked