edit crontab linux code example
Example 1: crontab edit
crontab -e
i
:wq!
crontab -l
Example 2: change crontab editor
select-editor
Select an editor. To change later, run 'select-editor'.
1. /bin/nano <---- easiest
2. /usr/bin/vim.tiny
3. /bin/ed
Choose 1-3 [1]:
Example 3: how to edit crontab in linux
Step 1 : crontab -e
Step 2 : Select your prefered editor for the file.
Steo 3 : Add the command that you want to execute from cron and save that file.
Example : 1 0 * * 0 rm /home/jones/*.log > /dev/null 2>&1
Step 4 : check if cron is activate using command
crontab -l