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authorngie <ngie@FreeBSD.org>2017-07-23 18:00:11 +0000
committerngie <ngie@FreeBSD.org>2017-07-23 18:00:11 +0000
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MFC r321240:
cron(8) manpage updates - Document /etc/cron.d and /usr/local/etc/cron.d under FILES. - Reword documentation for -n: add appropriate soft-stop and remove contraction to appease igor.
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diff --git a/usr.sbin/cron/cron/cron.8 b/usr.sbin/cron/cron/cron.8
index f422e73..ab13325 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/cron/cron/cron.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/cron/cron/cron.8
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd October 31, 2016
+.Dd July 19, 2017
.Dt CRON 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ set to a null string, usually specified in a shell as
or
.Li \*q\*q .
.It Fl n
-Don't daemonize, run in foreground instead.
+Do not daemonize; run in foreground instead.
.It Fl s
Enable special handling of situations when the GMT offset of the local
timezone changes, such as the switches between the standard time and
@@ -209,13 +209,17 @@ trace through the execution, but do not perform any actions
.El
.El
.Sh FILES
-.Bl -tag -width /etc/pam.d/cron -compact
+.Bl -tag -width /usr/local/etc/cron.d -compact
.It Pa /etc/crontab
System crontab file
+.It Pa /etc/cron.d
+Directory for optional/modularized system crontab files.
.It Pa /etc/pam.d/cron
.Xr pam.conf 5
configuration file for
.Nm
+.It Pa /usr/local/etc/cron.d
+Directory for third-party package provided crontab files.
.It Pa /var/cron/tabs
Directory for personal crontab files
.El
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