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.\" $NetBSD: crontab.1,v 1.4 1999/04/09 02:47:03 cjs Exp $
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.\"/* Copyright 1988,1990,1993 by Paul Vixie
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.\" Id: crontab.1,v 2.4 1993/12/31 10:47:33 vixie Exp
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.\"
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.TH CRONTAB 1 "29 December 1993"
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.UC 4
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.SH NAME
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crontab \- maintain crontab files for individual users (V3)
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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crontab [ -u user ] file
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.br
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crontab [ -u user ] [ -l | -r | -e ]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.I Crontab
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is the program used to install, deinstall or list the tables
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used to drive the
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.IR cron (8)
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daemon in Vixie Cron. Each user can have their own crontab, and though
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these are files in /var, they are not intended to be edited directly.
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.PP
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If the
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.I allow
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file exists, then you must be listed therein in order to be allowed to use
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this command. If the
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.I allow
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file does not exist but the
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.I deny
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file does exist, then you must \fBnot\fR be listed in the
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.I deny
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file in order to use this command. If neither of these files exists, then
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depending on site-dependent configuration parameters, only the super user
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will be allowed to use this command, or all users will be able to use this
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command.
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.PP
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The default maximum size for a crontab is 32768 bytes, but this may be
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changed for all users on the system by putting the desired maximum size
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(in bytes) in the
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.I maxtabsize
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file.
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.PP
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If the
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.I -u
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option is given, it specifies the name of the user whose crontab is to be
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tweaked. If this option is not given,
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.I crontab
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examines "your" crontab, i.e., the crontab of the person executing the
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command. Note that
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.IR su (8)
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can confuse
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.I crontab
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and that if you are running inside of
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.IR su (8)
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you should always use the
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.I -u
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option for safety's sake.
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.PP
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The first form of this command is used to install a new crontab from some
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named file or standard input if the pseudo-filename ``-'' is given.
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.PP
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The
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.I -l
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option causes the current crontab to be displayed on standard output.
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.PP
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The
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.I -r
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option causes the current crontab to be removed.
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.PP
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The
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.I -e
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option is used to edit the current crontab using the editor specified by
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the \s-1VISUAL\s+1 or \s-1EDITOR\s+1 environment variables. After you exit
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from the editor, the modified crontab will be installed automatically.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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crontab(5), cron(8)
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.SH FILES
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.nf
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/var/cron/allow
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/var/cron/deny
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/var/cron/maxtabsize
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.fi
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.SH STANDARDS
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The
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.I crontab
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command conforms to IEEE Std1003.2-1992 (``POSIX''). This new command syntax
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differs from previous versions of Vixie Cron, as well as from the classic
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SVR3 syntax.
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.SH DIAGNOSTICS
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A fairly informative usage message appears if you run it with a bad command
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line.
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.SH AUTHOR
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.nf
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Paul Vixie <paul@vix.com>
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