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Bug ID 4823583
Synopsis crontab command prints incorrect usage
State 10-Fix Delivered (Fix available in build)
Category:Subcategory utility:scheduling
Keywords oss-request | oss-sponsor
Sponsor Jonathan Adams
Submitter richlowe
Responsible Engineer Daniel Price
Reported Against s10_18
Duplicate Of
Introduced In
Commit to Fix snv_36
Fixed In snv_36
Release Fixed solaris_nevada(snv_36)
Related Bugs 6348185
Submit Date 25-February-2003
Last Update Date 23-March-2006
Description 
$ crontab -?
crontab: illegal option -- ?
crontab: proper usage is: 
        crontab [file | -e | -l | -r ] [user]
$

Here is the usage according to the man page:

SYNOPSIS
     crontab [filename]

     crontab [-elr] username

In particular, I tried following the usage string with:

	crontab file user

and it failed.
Work Around 
N/A
Comments 
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