Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 18:50:46 +0100 From: Roman Neuhauser <neuhauser@bellavista.cz> To: Kirk Bailey <idiot1@netzero.net> Cc: Mike Jeays <mj001@rogers.com>, FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cron/crontab befuddlement Message-ID: <20021226175046.GI348@freepuppy.bellavista.cz> In-Reply-To: <3E0B3EAC.8070105@netzero.net> References: <3E0B2984.7020405@netzero.net> <3E0B3AFB.4050607@rogers.com> <3E0B3EAC.8070105@netzero.net>
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# idiot1@netzero.net / 2002-12-26 12:38:52 -0500:
> Mike Jeays wrote:
> >Kirk Bailey wrote:
> >>ok, I read man cron and man crontab, and it's as clear as mud.
> >>Anyplace I can read more and maybe make the light dawn on this useful
> >>feature? OR, would anyone care to explain more?
> >>
> >Basically, you create a file where each line is a command to be executed
> >on a given schedule. The line looks like this (first line is a
> >descriptive comment):
> >
> >#minute hour mday month wday command
> > 15 5 * * * /home/mike/bin/FindAll
...
> >That's it, in a nutshell - details are from memory, so please check!
>
> ok, this is making sense. Do you recall how to configure the FreeBSD so it
> will define a preferred editor in the environment? As of now, it runs the
> default of vi, which I dispise,. I have ee and pico in my box, and
> generally run pico.
$SHELL(1), login.conf(5)
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