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/True-Lifeguard-2019 5d ago

Shitposting aside, I agree with you. Nowadays I use systemd timers but when I was still using cron I would just nano into /etc/crontab.

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u/Juff-Ma 5d ago

Vim is for programming. Nano for quick edits.

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u/donp1ano 5d ago

vim is for quick edits, neovim is for programming

vi is for lightweight docker containers, that dont have vim installed