X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.1 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,J_CHICKENPOX_73,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <4A5FAAA7.1060600@bmts.com> Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:33:11 -0400 From: Ralph Hempel User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20071022) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Trouble creating crontab References: <87skgwy4rb.fsf@gmail.com> <4A5F5A73.1070708@cygwin.com> <87ocrky34v.fsf@gmail.com> <4A5F5EDD.4080001@cygwin.com> <87k528y1nb.fsf@gmail.com> <20090716215248.GA28657@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-brucetelecom.com-MailScanner-Information: Please contact Bruce Telecom 519.368.2000 for more information X-brucetelecom.com-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-brucetelecom.com-MailScanner-From: rhempel@bmts.com X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com Will Parsons wrote: >>>> Is there no way of just creating the file without using crontab -e? >>> Sure. I've been editing crontabs for years and have never once used >>> crontab -e. What I do: >>> >>> crontab -l > crontab.lst edit crontab.lst crontab crontab.lst >> I always just use the toggle switches on the front panel of my computer. >> >> Much easier. > > Was that really necessary? The procedure I use may very well be easier > than figuring out the right thing to do to invoke one's editor of choice > with the -e option. In my case, I prefer to explicitly to export the > crontab table into a file so that I can put it into revision control. At > any rate, answering an explicit question from the OP hardly deserves a > display of sarcasm. Honestly, can we please not have every "sarcastic" answer interpreted as a personal slight? It actually takes time and effort to compose some of these funny responses, and the world would be a much nicer place if we all had at least a small sense of humour. Many of us work from home (or in some other form of isolation) and this is the closest we get to a watercooler to exchange jabs and establish some kind of rapport. This morning I practically emptied a mouthful of coffee at one of Dave Korn's divertimenti, and now I've lost the better part of a glass of beer. I'll have to hire a cleaning service if this keeps up. Ralph -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple