Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!lll-lcc!ptsfa!nonvon!apn From: apn@nonvon.UUCP (apn) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: Comments in /usr/lib/crontab Message-ID: <1408@nonvon.UUCP> Date: Wed, 24-Dec-86 21:23:57 EST Article-I.D.: nonvon.1408 Posted: Wed Dec 24 21:23:57 1986 Date-Received: Thu, 25-Dec-86 02:46:58 EST References: <306@baskin.UUCP> Organization: NONVON Systems Computer Research Group Lines: 45 Keywords: Is it possible? Summary: Comments in /usr/lib/crontab In article <306@baskin.UUCP>, wmk@baskin.UUCP (Bill Kules) writes: > We are running UTX/32 (a 4.2bsd port) on a Gould computer. Since our > crontab file is getting fairly large, I'd like to put comments in it. > Comments are not mentioned in our documentation (cron(8)), so I'm > asking the net... Is this possible, and if so what is the format? > I don't know how portable this is, but it seems to work on my system which is a 4.2bsd/v7 hybrid. Precede comment line with a # character.. There may be a less restricted syntax ( i.e. ![0-9\*] } for example, an excerpt from my crontab file: 0,10,20,30,40,50 * * * * ( /usr/lib/atrun ) #------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # Run the calendar utility for those of us who have cal # 20 1 * * * /bin/calendar - #------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # Weekly uucp cleanup 30 5 * * 6 ( /usr/lib/uucp/uudemon.wk ) >>/usr/adm/uudemon.wk.clg 2>&1 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # Daily uucp cleanup 10 4 * * * ( /usr/lib/uucp/uudemon.day ) >>/usr/adm/uudemon.day.clg 2>&1 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ...etc -- UUCP: ihnp4!ptsfa!nonvon!apn 100 Drakes Landing Road GreenBrae, CA 94904 +1 415 461 4655 {* War does not determine who is right or wrong........ only who is left *} {* Only those who attempt the absurd ... will achieve the impossible *} {* I think... I think it's in my basement... Let me go upstairs and check. *} {* -escher *} {* System down for P.M. until further notice *}