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--- tech:unix:crontab [2020/07/03 13:52] – travis
+++ tech:unix:crontab [2020/07/30 00:06] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ====== Crontab ======
-{{howhard>1}} If you're from Windows World, crontab is Unix's Task Scheduler, only it's better.
+{{howhard>1}} If you're from Windows World, crontab is Unix's Task Scheduler, only it's better. You'll hear crontab referred to as cron and cronjob.
-On macOS, you can install a crontab for your local user by running the following (using the nano editor)
+===== Install Crontab =====
+On macOS (and this should work on any other *NIX), you can install a crontab for your local user by running the following (using the nano editor)
 <konsole> env EDITOR=nano crontab -e </konsole>
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 Press CTRL+O and CTRL+X to save and exit.
+===== Remove Crontab =====
+If you need to remove a single entry, you can edit your crontab with ''env EDITOR=nano crontab -e'' which is standard editing mode.
+If you want to eliminate the crontab entirely, run the following:
+<konsole>
+crontab -r
+</konsole>

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