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sbgrid-cli admin --all-versions -j 4 --linux --darwin
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+To automate the process the commands above can be added to the crontab of the 'sbgrid' user account.
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+This can be done with the `crontab -e` command.
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+The line below will check for new versions every 15 minutes.
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+```
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+*/15 * * * * /programs/x86_64-linux/sbgrid_installer/latest/sbgrid-cli admin --all-versions -j 4
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+```
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### Software Version Management in the SBGrid environment
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If you have a single version of an application installed, explicit version selection in your environment is not needed.