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Resolution: Not a Bug
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rhel-9.1.0
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ssg_core_services
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Description of problem:
crontab command line help indicates there is "-x" debug option. However, `man crontab` does not provide any reference/usage example to describe the -x option, and its usage (i.e. mask)
- crontab -h
Usage:
crontab [options] file
crontab [options]
crontab -n [hostname]
Options:
-u <user> define user
-e edit user's crontab
-l list user's crontab
-r delete user's crontab
-i prompt before deleting
-n <host> set host in cluster to run users' crontabs
-c get host in cluster to run users' crontabs
-T <file> test a crontab file syntax
-s selinux context
-V print version and exit
-x <mask> enable debugging <<<<<=====
Default operation is replace, per 1003.2
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Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
cronie-1.5.7-8.el9.x86_64
Actual results:
man page does not contain any description of "-x". User of crontab is unable to understand the usage of this option, or the expectation of <mask> value.
Expected results:
man page should contain usage example of "-x"
Additional info:
- external trackers