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# 8  
Old 12-10-2010
Your commands don't show it but your current shell isn't bash. It is very likely the legacy Unix bourne shell. You shouldn't use it as your interactive shell.
In any case, the
Code:
EDITOR=vi crontab -e

syntax works with that one too.
# 9  
Old 12-10-2010
Maybe $TERM isn't right?

What is the value of $TERM and what type of terminal (or terminal emulator) are you using?

To find out what shell program you are running, just type "ps". Then look up the Shell with "man" to find out what sort of Shell it is. On modern systems the shell called "sh" is often the Posix Shell rather than the old Bourne Shell.
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Old 12-11-2010
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# 11  
Old 12-11-2010
Your current shell is likely bash.
Please post the output of these commands:
Code:
ptree $$
crontab -l
EDITOR=vi crontab -e
:ve

An by the way, there is no need to post innovative graphical screenshots. A cut and paste to the editor window and applying the code tag would make things clearer.
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# 12  
Old 12-11-2010
The number you were getting after issuing crontab -e indicate that the ed(1) line-orientated text editor was invoked.
# 13  
Old 12-11-2010
.... and what type of terminal (or terminal emulator) are you using?
(I find it hard to believe that it is a real DEC vt100).

Following a post recently where a terminal misbehaved due to strange line speed setting, please post the output from:
Code:
stty -a

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# 14  
Old 12-13-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by methyl
.... and what type of terminal (or terminal emulator) are you using?
(I find it hard to believe that it is a real DEC vt100).

Following a post recently where a terminal misbehaved due to strange line speed setting, please post the output from:
Code:
stty -a

Following is the output:
Code:
#: stty -a
speed 9600 baud; 
rows = 44; columns = 178; ypixels = 0; xpixels = 0;
csdata ?
eucw 1:0:0:0, scrw 1:0:0:0
intr = ^c; quit = ^\; erase = ^?; kill = ^u;
eof = ^d; eol = <undef>; eol2 = <undef>; swtch = <undef>;
start = ^q; stop = ^s; susp = ^z; dsusp = ^y;
rprnt = ^r; flush = ^o; werase = ^w; lnext = ^v;
-parenb -parodd cs8 -cstopb -hupcl cread -clocal -loblk -crtscts -crtsxoff -parext 
-ignbrk brkint -ignpar -parmrk -inpck -istrip -inlcr -igncr icrnl -iuclc 
ixon -ixany -ixoff imaxbel 
isig icanon -xcase echo echoe echok -echonl -noflsh 
-tostop echoctl -echoprt echoke -defecho -flusho -pendin iexten 
opost -olcuc onlcr -ocrnl -onocr -onlret -ofill -ofdel tab3

---------- Post updated 2010-12-13 at 12:04 AM ---------- Previous update was 2010-12-12 at 11:52 PM ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by jlliagre
Your current shell is likely bash.
Please post the output of these commands:
Code:
ptree $$
crontab -l
EDITOR=vi crontab -e
:ve

An by the way, there is no need to post innovative graphical screenshots. A cut and paste to the editor window and applying the code tag would make things clearer.
Here are the output of the commands:
ptree $$
Code:
513   /usr/lib/ssh/sshd
  17758 /usr/lib/ssh/sshd
    17759 /usr/lib/ssh/sshd
      17768 -ksh
        17781 bash
          20657 ptree 17781

EDITOR=vi crontab -e
Code:
"/tmp/crontab_Ca4yO" 3 lines, 360 characters 
#55 23 * * * /export/home/arsadm/process.sh > /export/home/arsadm/process.out 2>&1
17 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23 * * * email_kill.sh > email_kill.out 2>&1
#18 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23 * * * /emaild.sh start &

:ve
Code:
Version SVR4.0, Solaris 2.5.0

Sorry for screenshots , I will take of that in future.
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