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From:	"DePriest, Jason R." <jrdepriest AT gmail DOT com>
Date:	Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:33:24 -0500
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Subject:	Re: can't find documentation on cron command
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On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 11:29 PM, Paul McFerrin <> wrote:
> I've delayed many months for installing the "/usr/sbin/cron.exe" command.
> =A0Mainly due to lack of documentation.

Are you saying that 'man cron' and 'man crontab' don't do anything for you?

Install cron and you get
man 1 cron
man 5 crontab
man 8 crontab

-Jason

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