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can a shell script alter crontab?

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Subject: can a shell script alter crontab?
From: BSD baby <bsd_(_at_)_hitmedia_(_dot_)_com>
Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2002 20:20:45 -0700

I'm making a shell script to install a piece of software.
I want that script to ADD a line to the end of a user's crontab.
But the /var/cron/tabs files say not to edit them directly,
and `crontab -e` goes into interactive vi.

Anyone know how to have a shell script alter crontab?

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