writing crontab command

[kaykav]

Hi,
Sometimes instructions use jargon hard to understand.
What is a 'newline' when writing a cron command?
I use nano to edit crontab.
Thanks

[mvenkatapathy]

Hi kaykav,

To make a newline, it is the same as other editors. Just press 'ENTER' key.

If I had understood your question wrongly, just reply back with your exact problem.

[barrettgpeck]

Hi kaykav,

To make a newline, it is the same as other editors. Just press 'ENTER' key.

If I had understood your question wrongly, just reply back with your exact problem.

you are correct sir.

whe you go in under crontab -e you have to press enter after every command because crontab looks for the newline as a signal to separate commands.

needless to say, if you dont press enter after you enter in your job, crontab wont read it.