Comments on: crontab -r http://code.mincus.com/5/crontab-r/ Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:46:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: contradev http://code.mincus.com/5/crontab-r/comment-page-1/#comment-160526 contradev Thu, 20 May 2010 11:39:04 +0000 http://code.mincus.com/?p=5#comment-160526 Add this to your profile / aliases: crontab() { if [[ $@ == "-r" ]]; then command crontab -e; else command crontab "$@"; fi; } or even alias crontab='crontab -i' which will prompt you before removal. Add this to your profile / aliases:

crontab() { if [[ $@ == "-r" ]]; then command crontab -e; else command crontab “$@”; fi; }

or even

alias crontab=’crontab -i’

which will prompt you before removal.

]]> By: Andrew http://code.mincus.com/5/crontab-r/comment-page-1/#comment-155010 Andrew Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:14:50 +0000 http://code.mincus.com/?p=5#comment-155010 This is annoying isn't it! However, isn't it easier add an alias to bashrc of alias crontab='crontab -i' and then crontab will ask for confirmation before a -r This is annoying isn’t it!
However, isn’t it easier add an alias to bashrc of
alias crontab=’crontab -i’
and then crontab will ask for confirmation before a -r

]]> By: cunni http://code.mincus.com/5/crontab-r/comment-page-1/#comment-147073 cunni Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:24:05 +0000 http://code.mincus.com/?p=5#comment-147073 Amen to this script! I've done this to the point of pulling out my hair after deleting the rcontab a good 100 times previously to the latest one. Cheers for the share! Amen to this script! I’ve done this to the point of pulling out my hair after deleting the rcontab a good 100 times previously to the latest one.

Cheers for the share!

]]> By: hanov3r http://code.mincus.com/5/crontab-r/comment-page-1/#comment-21812 hanov3r Thu, 14 Jun 2007 14:21:53 +0000 http://code.mincus.com/?p=5#comment-21812 I just '-r'ed when I should have '-e'ed this morning. Your script looks useful, but why not just alias 'crontab' to 'crontab -i'? 'man crontab' tells me that that forces an interactive 'yes/no' on crontab removal. I just ‘-r’ed when I should have ‘-e’ed this morning. Your script looks useful, but why not just alias ‘crontab’ to ‘crontab -i’? ‘man crontab’ tells me that that forces an interactive ‘yes/no’ on crontab removal.

]]> By: Jimbo http://code.mincus.com/5/crontab-r/comment-page-1/#comment-12099 Jimbo Tue, 06 Mar 2007 21:11:24 +0000 http://code.mincus.com/?p=5#comment-12099 I work in an environment where essentially the entire company has access to the crontabs (very bad idea!) and yes we've had folks accidentally issue crontab -r, which of course really hoses us until we can pull the crontab from a backup. Just thought I'd share the pain. :) Cool script btw, although our admins would never install it because they love being reactive to problems instead of proactive :)) I work in an environment where essentially the entire company has access to the crontabs (very bad idea!) and yes we’ve had folks accidentally issue crontab -r, which of course really hoses us until we can pull the crontab from a backup.

Just thought I’d share the pain. :)

Cool script btw, although our admins would never install it because they love being reactive to problems instead of proactive :) )

]]> By: Michael http://code.mincus.com/5/crontab-r/comment-page-1/#comment-1945 Michael Tue, 26 Sep 2006 20:44:31 +0000 http://code.mincus.com/?p=5#comment-1945 Hi. I've just made crontab -r :(( damn and google found this page, thx for script Hi. I’ve just made crontab -r :( ( damn

and google found this page, thx for script

]]> By: Rolfs http://code.mincus.com/5/crontab-r/comment-page-1/#comment-1518 Rolfs Tue, 22 Aug 2006 02:23:21 +0000 http://code.mincus.com/?p=5#comment-1518 I'm used to crontab -l > cron_or_whateverfilename then edit the file; then crontab cron .. it's just what you're used to.. And ofcause, the cron file in home-dir is often left behind, not removed giving a sort of backup.. without the need of a perl script.. but nice work :-) Or as wordpress sais it: "Code is poetry". Btw, some gehsi syntax hilighting would be nice. I’m used to crontab -l > cron_or_whateverfilename
then edit the file;
then crontab cron ..

it’s just what you’re used to.. And ofcause, the cron file in home-dir is often left behind, not removed giving a sort of backup.. without the need of a perl script.. but nice work :-) Or as wordpress sais it: “Code is poetry”.

Btw, some gehsi syntax hilighting would be nice.

]]> By: Andy http://code.mincus.com/5/crontab-r/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Andy Sat, 06 Aug 2005 11:49:57 +0000 http://code.mincus.com/?p=5#comment-101 I had a customer who did this twice in successive days and then wondered why his backup wouldn't work. After restoring from a (now old) backup for the second time I made sure there was a copy of his crontab stored on disk. Maybe an entry of crontab -l >crontab.txt should be added to the crontab? I had a customer who did this twice in successive days and then wondered why his backup wouldn’t work. After restoring from a (now old) backup for the second time I made sure there was a copy of his crontab stored on disk. Maybe an entry of crontab -l >crontab.txt should be added to the crontab?

]]> By: shftleft http://code.mincus.com/5/crontab-r/comment-page-1/#comment-38 shftleft Wed, 11 May 2005 18:22:36 +0000 http://code.mincus.com/?p=5#comment-38 lol - i think he made this just for me :-p lol – i think he made this just for me :-p

]]> By: Shiner_Man http://code.mincus.com/5/crontab-r/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Shiner_Man Wed, 11 May 2005 13:38:46 +0000 http://code.mincus.com/?p=5#comment-37 You silly man deleting your crontab file. You silly man deleting your crontab file.

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