Why I've got no crontab entry on OS X when using vim?

Question

I would like to use cron on my Mac. I choose it over launchd, because I want to be able to use my new knowledge on Linux as well. However, I cannot seem to get

Answer 1

The use of cron on OS X is discouraged. launchd is used instead. Try man launchctl to get started. You have to create special XML files that define your jobs and put them in a special place with certain permissions.

You'll usually just need to figure out launchctl load

http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/launchctl.1.html

http://nb.nathanamy.org/2012/07/schedule-jobs-using-launchd/

Edit

If you really do want to use cron on OS X, check out this answer: https://superuser.com/a/243944/2449