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bdl · 05-15-2002, 05:14 PM

You don't edit the cron file directly, you use the command

'crontab -e'

This command edits the default systemwide cron file, if you want to edit a specific user's file, you can use

'crontab -u $USER -e'

..obviously substituting $USER for the username you want to use. If you want to edit a file by hand and have it become part of your cron, just point cron at it with the

'crontab filename'

command. This is what I do, I keep a personal .crontab file in my home directory and just run 'crontab ~/.crontab'. Enjoy!

05-15-2002, 05:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
bdl Senior Contributor Join Date: May 2002 Location: vta.ca.usa Posts: 555	You don't edit the cron file directly, you use the command 'crontab -e' This command edits the default systemwide cron file, if you want to edit a specific user's file, you can use 'crontab -u $USER -e' ..obviously substituting $USER for the username you want to use. If you want to edit a file by hand and have it become part of your cron, just point cron at it with the 'crontab filename' command. This is what I do, I keep a personal .crontab file in my home directory and just run 'crontab ~/.crontab'. Enjoy!