Re: crontab

From: jasen <jasen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 23 Dec 2006 03:08:52 GMT

On 2006-12-22, Jan Panteltje <pNaonStpealmtje@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On a sunny day (22 Dec 2006 02:14:02 -0800) it happened
"suzan.james@xxxxxxxxx" <suzan.james@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in
<1166782442.156883.98590@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

Thanks. I knew I can use crontab -e but ow can I save it and exit?
I did not find any resource on web. I can only use ctrl-z but it
terminates the editor

Just as root use:

crontab -l > myconfig

Then use any editor to edit 'myconfig'.

(I use joe as editor, vi sucks, joe is a full screen editor).

<space for flames>

then reload crontab:
crontab myconfig

Now you can put myconfig wherever it is _you_ like by specifying the full path.

<space for flames>

LOL
Works for me :-)

you can also do "EDITOR=joe crontab -e"

or add "export EDITOR=joe" to your .bash_profile file and use "crontab -e"
(after logging out and back in etc)

Bye.
Jasen
.

References:
- crontab
  - From: suzan.james@xxxxxxxxx
- Re: crontab
  - From: Bill Marcum
- Re: crontab
  - From: suzan.james@xxxxxxxxx
- Re: crontab
  - From: Jan Panteltje

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