Can I create a crontab file with vi without the crontab command? Currently working on a microcontroller linux distribution, and there's no crontab command, but cron exists... if only I could get a ...

I have a script that i am using to move data around called from cron. I would like to have the ability to differentiate between being called from cron and being called from command line, so i can ...

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This month, I thought I'd take another sidetrack. (You knew that entrepreneurs all have ADD, right?) So, it should be no surprise that to me, the fastest way from point A to point B is, um, what were ...

One of the things that makes Linux and Unix-like systems both powerful and frustrating is that there are many ways to accomplish any particular goal. Take something simple like running a bunch of ...