# Using .cron in TICK script

**URL:** <https://community.influxdata.com/t/using-cron-in-tick-script/6566>\
**Category:** Kapacitor\
**Tags:** kapacitor\
**Created:** [September 12, 2018, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/using-cron-in-tick-script/6566 "2018-09-12T14:20:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![philb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/community.influxdata.com/philb/32/1805_2.png) [@philb](https://community.influxdata.com/u/philb)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/using-cron-in-tick-script/6566/3 "2018-09-13T14:37:41Z")

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Found the links in [this post](https://community.influxdata.com/t/kapacitor-task-on-demand-aka-launched-only-manually/3145) helpful if anyone else is struggling with the .cron function in Kapacitor.

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