write a bash which open firefox on every ten minute

Question

Is it possible to write an script which do a specific command every ten minute? I do not know if this is a loop? For example Every ten minute delete a file name foo on the home directory? or every ten minute open firefox. Update: please how to do that with out CRON I need bash script

possible duplicate of [How do I set up a Cron job?](http://askubuntu.com/questions/2368/how-do-i-set-up-a-cron-job) — jobin, Jun 04 '14 at 05:04
@Jobin thanks for link.For do every ten minute on the bash, Am I should learn Cron?Is there any function on the bash which do that? for every ten minute? — Mohammad Reza Rezwani, Jun 04 '14 at 05:07
@alex - depends on what kind of loop you like most. Loop with while or if blabla not to recommend. Type with unix-system at good google search words: bash switch case script — dschinn1001, Jun 04 '14 at 05:10
@dschinn1001 yes For example I want to open firefox every ten minute.Just that I do not have knowledge about cron, but I think it will some thing on the bash script, which opens firefox or delete a file every ten minute — Mohammad Reza Rezwani, Jun 04 '14 at 05:15

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 04 '14 at 09:45

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#!/bin/sh
while :
do
  firefox
  sleep 600
done

edited Jun 04 '14 at 09:45

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answered Jun 04 '14 at 05:43

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little warning - while could be bad, cause it is only allowed on local machines ... – dschinn1001 Jun 04 '14 at 10:27

write a bash which open firefox on every ten minute

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