Re: cron/crontab befuddlement

2002-12-26 Thread Jack L. Stone
At 12:38 PM 12.26.2002 -0500, Kirk Bailey wrote: >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. > > > >

Re: cron/crontab befuddlement

2002-12-26 Thread Roman Neuhauser
# [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? > >> > >Basic

Re: cron/crontab befuddlement

2002-12-26 Thread Brian
]>; "Mike Jeays" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 9:46 AM Subject: Re: cron/crontab befuddlement > this is a little shell dpendent. > I am a tcsh guy, so I can type setenv and see several settings including > EDITOR. If I

Re: cron/crontab befuddlement

2002-12-26 Thread Brian
To: "Mike Jeays" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 9:38 AM Subject: Re: cron/crontab befuddlement > ok, this is making sense. Do you recall how to configure the FreeBSD so it > will define a preferred editor in the environment? A

Re: cron/crontab befuddlement

2002-12-26 Thread Brian
ginal Message - From: "Mike Jeays" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Kirk Bailey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 9:23 AM Subject: Re: cron/crontab befuddlement > Kirk Bailey wrote: > > > ok, I read man cron and ma

Re: cron/crontab befuddlement

2002-12-26 Thread Kirk Bailey
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. Mike Jeays wrote: Kirk Bailey wrote: ok, I read man cro

Re: cron/crontab befuddlement

2002-12-26 Thread Mike Jeays
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.

Re: cron/crontab befuddlement

2002-12-26 Thread Jerry McAllister
> > 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? So, what questions do you have? What is so befuddling. jerry > -- > > end > > Respectfully, >

Re: cron/crontab befuddlement

2002-12-26 Thread Roman Neuhauser
# [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 2002-12-26 11:08:36 -0500: > 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? certainly. -- If you cc me or remove the list(s) comp

cron/crontab befuddlement

2002-12-26 Thread Kirk Bailey
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? -- end Respectfully, Kirk D Bailey +-"Thou Art Free." -Eris---