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The crontab command
crontab [-u username] -e | -l | -r | file
-u user is the user login name; used only by root
-e edits the crontab file; created if needed
-l lists the crontab file content
-r deletes the crontab file
file submits the crontab file to the cron
daemon for placement in /var/spool/cron/usename
crontab -l
lists contents of the current user's crontab file
crontab -u allisor -e
edits the crontab file for user allisor in vi
crontab allisor.cron
submits the crontab file allisor.cron to cron
crontab -r
remove the crontab file for the current user