Cron job creating files each time it runs

I have a cron job that runs the script every 30 minutes. The problem is each time it runs the cron it creates a file in the root directory. It'll create files like this:

wp-cron.php?doing_wp_cron.1
wp-cron.php?doing_wp_cron.2
wp-cron.php?doing_wp_cron.3


This is my cron:

*/30 * * * * wget http://yourdomain.com/wp-cron.php?doing_wp_cron 2>&1 > /dev/null


How can I make it auto delete after it finishes running the cron job or make it not create the file?

1 Answer
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wget primarily is for downloading files, it might be better to use curl

curl

curl http://yourdomain.com/wp-cron.php?doing_wp_cron

curl http://yourdomain.com/wp-cron.php?doing_wp_cron

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