Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 14:00:33 -0700 (PDT) From: Ceri Davies <ceri@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/58318: missing modifier in crontab(5) manpage (changes meaning...) Message-ID: <200310212100.h9LL0XOI044021@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/58318; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Ceri Davies <ceri@FreeBSD.org>
To: Kevin Kinsey <kdk@daleco.biz>
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: docs/58318: missing modifier in crontab(5) manpage (changes meaning...)
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 21:57:53 +0100
On Tue, Oct 21, 2003 at 12:33:52AM -0500, Kevin Kinsey wrote:
>
> >Description:
> Examination of context clearly shows that the word "Not" should appear
> in the statement "Lists and ranges are allowed to co-exist in the
> same field...."
> >How-To-Repeat:
> $man 5 crontab
> # read the "Extensions" paragraph(s)
I think you'll find that they *are* allowed (that is the nature of the extension).
Read the paragraph again, bearing in mind that you are reading about Vixie cron:
Lists and ranges are allowed to co-exist in the same field. "1-3,7-9"
would be rejected by ATT or BSD cron -- they want to see "1-3" or "7,8,9"
ONLY.
i.e. this cron does allow it.
Ceri
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