How to use @reboot for crontab with delay

Question

In crontab, I can use @reboot to run a command after the system reboot. Is there a way to do this with an delay, i.e. run a command after 10 minutes of reboot?

Answer 1

Use the following:

@reboot /bin/sleep 600 ; /path/to/your/your_program

This will suspend execution of the shell for 600 seconds, and then run /path/to/your/your_program. Depending on your SHELL used for cron commands, the command syntax might be different.