These are only the ones stubborn enough to.complain. there are so.many others...
On Sat, Jul 27, 2019, 10:53 PM Terence Eden <1451...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > Here's a whole bunch of people who have accidentally run `-r` when they > meant `e` (including me!) > > * https://twitter.com/search?q=crontab%20e%20r&src=typed_query > * > https://stackoverflow.com/questions/37852940/how-recover-deleted-crontab-r-option > * > https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/5h1bh5/psa_do_not_type_crontab_r_when_you_mean_crontab_e/ > * > https://b3z13r.wordpress.com/2011/02/09/how-to-rebuild-crontab-from-scratch-after-accidentally-typing-crontab-r/ > > Please can someone to implement the attached patch. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1451286 > > Title: > crontab -r deletes cron entries without asking for confirmation > > Status in cron package in Ubuntu: > Confirmed > Status in cron package in Debian: > New > > Bug description: > type: crontab -r > > Expected use case : should ask user if they really want to delete this > file, of which there are no backups on the system by default, and may > take hours to restore by hand, if it's even possible. > > what happens: user's cron entry is deleted with no warning. > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cron/+bug/1451286/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to cron in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1451286 Title: crontab -r deletes cron entries without asking for confirmation Status in cron package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in cron package in Debian: New Bug description: type: crontab -r Expected use case : should ask user if they really want to delete this file, of which there are no backups on the system by default, and may take hours to restore by hand, if it's even possible. what happens: user's cron entry is deleted with no warning. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cron/+bug/1451286/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
