Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 16:46:50 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Ceri Davies <ceri@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/58318: missing modifier in crontab(5) manpage (changes meaning...) Message-ID: <20031021163829.R57162@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <200310212100.h9LL0XOI044021@freefall.freebsd.org> References: <200310212100.h9LL0XOI044021@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On Tue, 21 Oct 2003, Ceri Davies wrote:
> I think you'll find that they *are* allowed (that is the nature of the
> extension). Read the paragraph again, bearing in mind that you are
> reading about Vixie cron:
>
> Lists and ranges are allowed to co-exist in the same field.
> "1-3,7-9" would be rejected by ATT or BSD cron -- they want to see
> "1-3" or "7,8,9" ONLY.
>
> i.e. this cron does allow it.
Some slight editing might be in order:
Lists and ranges are allowed to co-exist in the same field.
(Traditional ATT or BSD cron would reject "1-3,7-9" -- they
want to see "1-3" or "7,8,9" ONLY.)
Or something like that.
-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
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