Happy Monday, everyone!
Let’s kick off the week with a better study habit. For a long time, I tried to memorize the exact order of the crontab fields. It turns out that’s not the best approach.
The Mission
The real RHCSA skill isn’t memorizing every detail. It’s knowing how to find information quickly with the tools built into the system. For cron, that means using the man pages.
Here’s the built-in map you can rely on during the exam. It shows the exact syntax and options you need.
The Real Map: man 5 crontab
Tip: Section 5 covers file formats, which is exactly what crontab is.
Your Turn
- What is one thing you stopped memorizing and now look up quickly with
man or info?
- Quick challenge: Using
man 5 crontab, write the cron line to run /usr/local/bin/backup.sh at 02:30 every Sunday.
Drop your answers in the comments. Let’s work smarter, not harder.
