[Touch-packages] [Bug 706565] Re: configs with dots in file name not working in /etc/cron.d

2018-03-29 Thread WinEunuchs2Unix
I have multiple files with the same names that serve different purposes. I need to differentiate them with extensions of `.sh`, `.cron` and `.sysd` so the `locate` command returns sane results. If I have to use `/etc/cron.d/myfile-cron` it spoils the file extension naming convention with

[Touch-packages] [Bug 706565] Re: configs with dots in file name not working in /etc/cron.d

2014-09-11 Thread Robert Townley
Actually, /etc/cron.d/ is part of Linux Standards Base Core Specification 4.0. http://refspecs.linux-foundation.org/LSB_4.0.0/LSB- Core-generic/LSB-Core-generic/etc.html Yes, .dpkg-* are ignored for a reason, but that also ignores the LSB FHS. If you installed the lsb packages and expect a

[Touch-packages] [Bug 706565] Re: configs with dots in file name not working in /etc/cron.d

2014-09-11 Thread Robert Townley
It is actually documented further down in the man page and by the linux- foundation.org that these files can have dots, in fact, multiple dots to accomodate dns domain names. ** Changed in: cron (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a