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Linux Shell Scripting Essentials
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Linux Shell Scripting Essentials

by Sinny Kumari
November 2015
Beginner content levelBeginner
282 pages
5h 5m
English
Packt Publishing
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Managing the crontab entry

We don't add or modify an entry of a crontab directly. It is done by using the crontab command that allows you to add, modify, and list crontab entries. Each user can have their own crontab where they can add, delete, or modify tasks. By default, it is enabled for all users, but if a system administrator wants to restrict some of the users, he or she can add that user in the /etc/cron.deny file.

The syntax of using the crontab command is as follows:

crontab [-u user] file
crontab [-u user] [option]

The options of the crontab are explained in the following table:

Option

Description

-u user

Appends the name of the user whose crontab is to be modified

-l

Displays the current crontab on stdout

-e

Edit the ...

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