The branch main has been updated by delphij: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=53d6b23765ca27ac7eca4096b2a83e84631c4ec8
commit 53d6b23765ca27ac7eca4096b2a83e84631c4ec8 Author: Xin LI <[email protected]> AuthorDate: 2026-01-21 06:28:39 +0000 Commit: Xin LI <[email protected]> CommitDate: 2026-01-21 06:33:48 +0000 cron.8: clarify system crontab format PR: 234504 MFC after: 1 week --- usr.sbin/cron/cron/cron.8 | 11 ++++++----- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/usr.sbin/cron/cron/cron.8 b/usr.sbin/cron/cron/cron.8 index 782bbce2fb6e..23a295393df5 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/cron/cron/cron.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/cron/cron/cron.8 @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ .\" .\" $Id: cron.8,v 1.2 1998/08/14 00:32:36 vixie Exp $ .\" -.Dd February 9, 2022 +.Dd January 20, 2026 .Dt CRON 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -53,14 +53,15 @@ for crontab files which are named after accounts in crontabs found are loaded into memory. The .Nm -utility also searches for +utility also searches .Pa /etc/crontab and files in .Pa /etc/cron.d and -.Pa /usr/local/etc/cron.d -which are in a different format (see -.Xr crontab 5 ) . +.Pa /usr/local/etc/cron.d , +which use the system crontab format described in +.Xr crontab 5 +(including a user field). .Pp The .Nm
