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crons

Read all classic crontab files and explain what each job does in plain language.

Usage

bash
hosomaki crons [flags]

What it collects

Reads all classic crontab files on the system.

Shell variable assignments and comments are skipped.

Output

Hosomaki will explain each job. What it does, when it runs, and whether anything looks broken, suspicious, or misconfigured.

Examples

bash
hosomaki crons
hosomaki crons --debug

Per-user crontabs

Reading per-user crontabs requires root privileges. Running without root will surface system crontabs only.