[mythtv-users] crontab vs. anacron from a mythtv perspective

[Ian Cameron]

On Fri, 9 Nov 2018 at 15:20, Jim Abernathy <jfabernathy at gmail.com> wrote:

> 2. sudo crontab -e works but since the file is controlled by the command
> exclusively, you'd have to have the crontab formated line in a file to
> cut and paste.
>

You can backup and restore user crontabs, although you should restart cron
after a restore.

You don't have to copy and paste to create a crontab, you can invoke the
crontab command with a file name or by using stdin, i.e.:

crontab my-mythtv-crontab

or:

crontab < my-mythtv-crontab

Also, you can install user crontabs as root for other users using the -u
option to the crontab command.

I left my scripts in $HOME and a copy of the file I want copied to
> /etc/cron.d there as well.
>

If it was me, I'd symlink rather than have duplicates, but it's your system
and your decision.

Cheers, ian
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