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1 files changed, 45 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/config/cron/cron_edit.php b/config/cron/cron_edit.php
index b89c28e0..58389284 100644
--- a/config/cron/cron_edit.php
+++ b/config/cron/cron_edit.php
@@ -128,45 +128,57 @@ function show_advanced_config() {
<form action="cron_edit.php" method="post" name="iform" id="iform">
<table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" summary="form">
<tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top" class="vncellreq">minute</td>
- <td width="75%" class="vtable">
- <input name="minute" type="text" class="formfld" id="minute" size="40" value="<?=htmlspecialchars($pconfig['minute']);?>" />
+ <td width="10%" valign="top" class="vncellreq">Minute</td>
+ <td width="90%" class="vtable">
+ <input name="minute" type="text" class="formfld" id="minute" size="40" value="<?=htmlspecialchars($pconfig['minute']);?>" /><br/>
+ The minute(s) at which the command will be executed.<br/>
+ (0-59, ranges, or divided, *=all)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top" class="vncellreq">hour</td>
- <td width="75%" class="vtable">
- <input name="hour" type="text" class="formfld" id="hour" size="40" value="<?=htmlspecialchars($pconfig['hour']);?>" />
+ <td width="10%" valign="top" class="vncellreq">Hour</td>
+ <td width="90%" class="vtable">
+ <input name="hour" type="text" class="formfld" id="hour" size="40" value="<?=htmlspecialchars($pconfig['hour']);?>" /><br/>
+ The day(s) of the month on which the command will be executed.<br/>
+ (1-31, ranges, or divided, *=all)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top" class="vncellreq">mday</td>
- <td width="75%" class="vtable">
- <input name="mday" type="text" class="formfld" id="mday" size="40" value="<?=htmlspecialchars($pconfig['mday']);?>" />
+ <td width="10%" valign="top" class="vncellreq">Day of the Month</td>
+ <td width="90%" class="vtable">
+ <input name="mday" type="text" class="formfld" id="mday" size="40" value="<?=htmlspecialchars($pconfig['mday']);?>" /><br/>
+ The day(s) of the month on which the command will be executed.<br/>
+ (1-31, ranges, or divided, *=all)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top" class="vncellreq">month</td>
- <td width="75%" class="vtable">
- <input name="month" type="text" class="formfld" id="month" size="40" value="<?=htmlspecialchars($pconfig['month']);?>" />
+ <td width="10%" valign="top" class="vncellreq">Month of the Year</td>
+ <td width="90%" class="vtable">
+ <input name="month" type="text" class="formfld" id="month" size="40" value="<?=htmlspecialchars($pconfig['month']);?>" /><br/>
+ The month(s) of the year during which the command will be executed.<br/>
+ (1-12, ranges, or divided, *=all)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top" class="vncellreq">wday</td>
- <td width="75%" class="vtable">
- <input name="wday" type="text" class="formfld" id="wday" size="40" value="<?=htmlspecialchars($pconfig['wday']);?>" />
+ <td width="10%" valign="top" class="vncellreq">Day of the Week</td>
+ <td width="90%" class="vtable">
+ <input name="wday" type="text" class="formfld" id="wday" size="40" value="<?=htmlspecialchars($pconfig['wday']);?>" /><br/>
+ The day(s) of the week on which the command will be executed.<br/>
+ (0-7, 7=Sun or use names, ranges, or divided, *=all)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top" class="vncellreq">who</td>
- <td width="75%" class="vtable">
- <input name="who" type="text" class="formfld" id="who" size="40" value="<?=htmlspecialchars($pconfig['who']);?>" />
+ <td width="10%" valign="top" class="vncellreq">User</td>
+ <td width="90%" class="vtable">
+ <input name="who" type="text" class="formfld" id="who" size="40" value="<?=htmlspecialchars($pconfig['who']);?>" /><br/>
+ The user executing the command (typically "root")
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
- <td width="25%" valign="top" class="vncellreq">command</td>
- <td width="75%" class="vtable">
- <textarea rows="3" cols="68" name="command" id="command"><?=htmlspecialchars($pconfig['command']);?></textarea>
+ <td width="10%" valign="top" class="vncellreq">Command</td>
+ <td width="90%" class="vtable">
+ <textarea rows="3" cols="68" name="command" id="command"><?=htmlspecialchars($pconfig['command']);?></textarea><br/>
+ The <strong>full path</strong> to the command, plus parameters.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
@@ -178,6 +190,18 @@ function show_advanced_config() {
<?php endif; ?>
</td>
</tr>
+ <tr class="listtopic">
+ <td colspan="2">Help</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td colspan="2">
+ 'Using "*" for a time entry means "all" or "every", and is the same as a range from first to last.
+ <br/>Ranges may also be used, for example "1-5" in the "Day of Week" field means Monday through Friday.
+ <br/>Time entries may be divided and will be executed when they divide evenly, for example "*/15" in the Minute field means "Every 15 minutes".
+ <br/><br/>For more information see: <a href="http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/configtuning-cron.html">FreeBSD Handbook - Configuring cron(8)</a>
+ and <a href="https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=crontab&amp;sektion=5">crontab(5) man page</a>.
+ </td>
+ </tr>
</table>
</form>
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