Re: crontab and editors (was Re: Editor Priorities)
Steve Greenland <steveg@moregruel.net> writes:
> Richard Kettlewell <richardk@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:
>> Steve Greenland <steveg@moregruel.net> writes:
>>> * Edits files in place, rather than moving/copying +20
>>>
>>> See crontab(1) for why.
>>
>> Why can't crontab be fixed?
>
> Crontab isn't broken[1].
Well, it certainly sounds like it's broken to me...
> [1] Hint: Files in /tmp. Symlinks. Root crontab.
...and it sounds from this like the bug is the use of /tmp. Why is it
impossible to put the temporary crontab somewhere else?
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