create a crontab job by bash script issue

xiutuo · 06-06-2010, 10:37 PM

i want to create a crontab job by bash scripts:test1
cat /opt/shell/test1
crontab on
* * * * * /opt/shell/test1
chmod 711
/opt/shell/test1

this job * * * * * /opt/shell/test1 had not been added,

why? but i do not want to use this command line ( crontab -e )to add this job

get me a hint ,thx,

unSpawn · 06-07-2010, 12:06 AM

Code:

crontab -u [username] -l > [outputfile]
echo '* * * * * /opt/shell/test1' >> [outputfile]
crontab -u [username] [outputfile]

xiutuo · 06-07-2010, 12:21 AM

thx ,it works ,
why "crontab on" did not work ,still confuse...

unSpawn · 06-07-2010, 10:31 AM

There is no command "crontab on".

xiutuo · 06-07-2010, 10:54 PM

is there other way to do this?

thx