# [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 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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