Session and utilities

The atrm command

Deletes a task scheduled with at, by its number.

Syntax

atrm número

Copy-ready examples

$ atrm 1Delete task 1

You can try them in the browser terminal: it does not touch your computer.

Typical mistakes

  • You need the number shown in atq; otherwise you will not know which to delete.

Related commands

atatqcrontab

FAQ

Can it be recovered?

No: once deleted, you must create it again.

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