Crontab for Sublime Text

This package leniently highlights 5-term crontab formats and adds helpers for loading, saving, and a human-readable version.

Make sure that your system supports features like L, W, or # before saving them to your crontab file.

Features

• Syntax highlighting for crontab files.
  • Shell syntax highlighting for cron commands.
  • Separate syntax highlighter for “system” crontab files.
• Command Palette entry to Edit my crontab file.
• Configurable color-coded underline for cron expression parts.
• Completions for cron expressions and enums like month names.
• Hover on a cron expression for an explanation.
• Comment and uncomment lines using Ctrl+/ or Cmd+/.
• “Build” system to save as your crontab file or to lint if supported on your machine.

Installation

1. Run the “Package Control: Install Package” command.
2. Find and install the Crontab plugin.
3. Restart Sublime Text.

Lineage & Acknowledgements

• The current syntax is mostly the fault of Michael Lyons, but follows a succession of other handlers:

  • Varun Nayyar adapted the package for Sublime Text 3.
  • clarkewd had it before him.
  • And before that, the Sublime Text 2 version was created by Matthew Ward and Kevin O'Rourke.

• Build system and colored underlines are by Michael.

• The text in hover popups comes from cron_descriptor by Adam Schubert.