diff --git a/sample/cron-alpine/borgmatic b/sample/cron-alpine/borgmatic
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+# You can drop this file into /etc/cron.d/ to run borgmatic nightly.
+
+0 3 * * * PATH=$PATH:/usr/bin /usr/bin/borgmatic