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.TH SYSTEMD-CRONTAB-GENERATOR 1 "2014-06-29" "" systemd-crontab-generator

.SH NAME
systemd-crontab-generator - translate cron schedules in systemd Units

.SH SYNOPSIS
systemd-crontab-generator folder

.SH DESCRIPTION
systemd-crontab-generator translates the legacy cron files (see FILES)
into systemd units & timers.
.PP
It should be run
.TP
*
at boot,
.TP
*
after each manual updates to the cron files,
.TP
*
and when distribution packages add files in /etc/cron.d/.
.PP
\fBsystemd-crontab-update\fR is a sample script that
calls systemd-crontab-generator.

.SH FILES
.TP
.B /etc/crontab
System crontab.

.TP
.B /etc/cron.d
Directory for system crontabs.

.TP
.B /etc/anacrontab

.TP
.B /var/spool/cron
Directory for users crontabs.
.br

.\.SH LIMITATIONS
.\The \-s flag (SELinux) is not supported.
.\.br
.\/etc/cron.allow & /etc/cron.deny are not supported.

.SH SEE ALSO
\fBcrontab\fR(1),\fBsystemd.unit\fR(5),\fBsystemd.timer\fR(5)

.SH AUTHOR
Alexandre Detiste <alexandre@detiste.be>