crontab(1), crontab(5) what's the difference?
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I want to learn how to use crontab. I see there are two manual pages:
crontab(1)
crontab(5)
Why are there 2 manual pages? What are the differences between them? Do I need to study both in order to use crontab, or is one authoritative?
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I want to learn how to use crontab. I see there are two manual pages:
crontab(1)
crontab(5)
Why are there 2 manual pages? What are the differences between them? Do I need to study both in order to use crontab, or is one authoritative?
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You might findintro(1)andintro(5)useful as well
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I want to learn how to use crontab. I see there are two manual pages:
crontab(1)
crontab(5)
Why are there 2 manual pages? What are the differences between them? Do I need to study both in order to use crontab, or is one authoritative?
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I want to learn how to use crontab. I see there are two manual pages:
crontab(1)
crontab(5)
Why are there 2 manual pages? What are the differences between them? Do I need to study both in order to use crontab, or is one authoritative?
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You might findintro(1)andintro(5)useful as well
– Fox
9 mins ago
Possible duplicate of What do the numbers in a man page mean?
– muru
3 mins ago
add a comment |
You might findintro(1)andintro(5)useful as well
– Fox
9 mins ago
Possible duplicate of What do the numbers in a man page mean?
– muru
3 mins ago
You might find
intro(1) and intro(5) useful as well– Fox
9 mins ago
You might find
intro(1) and intro(5) useful as well– Fox
9 mins ago
Possible duplicate of What do the numbers in a man page mean?
– muru
3 mins ago
Possible duplicate of What do the numbers in a man page mean?
– muru
3 mins ago
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intro(1)andintro(5)useful as well– Fox
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Possible duplicate of What do the numbers in a man page mean?
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