Crontab Commands
To specify a editor to open crontab file, use: export EDITOR=vi ;
Below is a list of crontab commands:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
crontab -e |
Edit crontab file, or create one if it doesn’t already exist. |
crontab -l |
Display crontab list of cron jobs, display crontab file contents. |
crontab -r |
Remove your crontab file. |
crontab -v |
Display the last time you edited your crontab file. (This option is only available on a few systems.) |
Service Commands
Below is a list of crontab service commands:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
sudo service cron status |
Check the status of cron service. |
sudo service cron start |
Start the cron service. |
sudo service cron stop |
Stop the cron service. |
sudo service cron reload |
Reload the cron service configuration. |
sudo service cron restart |
Restart the cron service. |