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Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 21:54:13 -0800
From: "Crist J . Clark" <cjclark@reflexnet.net>
To: Steve Price <sprice@hiwaay.net>
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Subject: Re: 'crontab -e' woes
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On Fri, Nov 03, 2000 at 02:36:37PM -0600, Steve Price wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 01, 2000 at 11:47:20PM -0800, Crist J . Clark wrote:
> 
> # > Basically what I'm trying to do is setup a non-interactive
> # > script that edits my crontab.  When I type the following
> # > commands in it comments out the first entry.  However, when
> # > I run it by redirecting stdin from a file it doesn't work.
> # > >From the looks of it (note the 37 -> 38 change) the file
> # > is being updated but crontab is ignoring the change.
> # 
> # Don't ask me why, but try this,
> # 
> #   $ { echo '1s/^/#/'; echo w; } | env VISUAL=/bin/ed crontab -e
> # 
> # And see what happens. (Just lost the 'q.')
> 
> I've tried this on several different boxes and it didn't
> work.  Does this work on your box?

Uhhh... It _did,_ but now it is not. Not sure what the heck is going
on. I will see if I have time to play with it tomorrow.
-- 
Crist J. Clark                           cjclark@alum.mit.edu


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