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Document how to run cron by loading bash shell #1365

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By default, cron runs commands through `/bin/sh` and can sometimes cause issues when trying to run commands that are
found within the `$PATH`. One recommendation is to wrap the commands in `bash -l -c` so that the profile can load. An
example of this would be using drush to run cron on a drupal website.

```bash
* * * * * bash -l -c 'drush --root=/var/www/docroot core:cron'
```

## Configuring Cron

Cron can be started within a project by creating a `crontab` file within the projects `.docksal/services/cli` folder.
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