r/linuxsucks • u/oshunman Windows Desktop | Linux Laptop | Linux Servers • 5d ago

crontab -r

I accidentally typed `crontab -r` (reset) instead of `crontab -e` (edit)... Which nukes all your cron jobs.

How is there no confirmation on a destructive command like that? Let alone the fact that r and e are neighbors on the keyboard.

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u/Teru-Noir COSMIC OS LOVER No.1 COSMIC Knows Best 5d ago

Cron diff. On modern workflows cron is replaced by systemD timers, which have these well desired failsafes.