wmk@baskin.UUCP (Bill Kules) (12/17/86)
We are running UTX/32 (a 4.2bsd port) on a Gould computer. Since our crontab file is getting fairly large, I'd like to put comments in it. Comments are not mentioned in our documentation (cron(8)), so I'm asking the net... Is this possible, and if so what is the format? Please respond by e-mail to ...seismo!vrdxhq!baskin!wmk. Thanks in advancd, -- Bill Kules ...seismo!vrdxhq!baskin!wmk
apn@nonvon.UUCP (apn) (12/25/86)
In article <306@baskin.UUCP>, wmk@baskin.UUCP (Bill Kules) writes: > We are running UTX/32 (a 4.2bsd port) on a Gould computer. Since our > crontab file is getting fairly large, I'd like to put comments in it. > Comments are not mentioned in our documentation (cron(8)), so I'm > asking the net... Is this possible, and if so what is the format? > I don't know how portable this is, but it seems to work on my system which is a 4.2bsd/v7 hybrid. Precede comment line with a # character.. There may be a less restricted syntax ( i.e. ![0-9\*] } for example, an excerpt from my crontab file: 0,10,20,30,40,50 * * * * ( /usr/lib/atrun ) #------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # Run the calendar utility for those of us who have cal # 20 1 * * * /bin/calendar - #------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # Weekly uucp cleanup 30 5 * * 6 ( /usr/lib/uucp/uudemon.wk ) >>/usr/adm/uudemon.wk.clg 2>&1 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # Daily uucp cleanup 10 4 * * * ( /usr/lib/uucp/uudemon.day ) >>/usr/adm/uudemon.day.clg 2>&1 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ...etc -- UUCP: ihnp4!ptsfa!nonvon!apn 100 Drakes Landing Road GreenBrae, CA 94904 +1 415 461 4655 {* War does not determine who is right or wrong........ only who is left *} {* Only those who attempt the absurd ... will achieve the impossible *} {* I think... I think it's in my basement... Let me go upstairs and check. *} {* -escher *} {* System down for P.M. until further notice *}
chinn@apcisea.UUCP (David Chinn) (01/07/87)
In article <306@baskin.UUCP>, wmk@baskin.UUCP (Bill Kules) writes: > We are running UTX/32 (a 4.2bsd port) on a Gould computer. Since our > crontab file is getting fairly large, I'd like to put comments in it. > Comments are not mentioned in our documentation (cron(8)), so I'm > asking the net... Is this possible, and if so what is the format? # seems to work as a comment indicator when placed at the first character position of the line. This works with two unixes i've worked with; Ultrix 32 from DEC and Domain/IX from Apollo. ...uw-beaver david m. chinnn !tikal!pilchuck apollo computer inc !apcisea!chinn bellevue, washington
aditya@utx1.UUCP (01/12/87)
WE also have gould UTX/32 system and comments work fine and can be started by #. :