These are only the ones stubborn enough to.complain. there are so.many others...
On Sat, Jul 27, 2019, 10:53 PM Terence Eden <1451...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > Here's a whole bunch of people who have accidentally run `-r` when they > meant `e` (including me!) > > * https://twitter.com/search?q=crontab%20e%20r&src=typed_query > * > https://stackoverflow.com/questions/37852940/how-recover-deleted-crontab-r-option > * > https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/5h1bh5/psa_do_not_type_crontab_r_when_you_mean_crontab_e/ > * > https://b3z13r.wordpress.com/2011/02/09/how-to-rebuild-crontab-from-scratch-after-accidentally-typing-crontab-r/ > > Please can someone to implement the attached patch. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1451286 > > Title: > crontab -r deletes cron entries without asking for confirmation > > Status in cron package in Ubuntu: > Confirmed > Status in cron package in Debian: > New > > Bug description: > type: crontab -r > > Expected use case : should ask user if they really want to delete this > file, of which there are no backups on the system by default, and may > take hours to restore by hand, if it's even possible. > > what happens: user's cron entry is deleted with no warning. > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cron/+bug/1451286/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1451286 Title: crontab -r deletes cron entries without asking for confirmation To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cron/+bug/1451286/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
