How to dump cron jobs? asked Jun 4, 2020 in Software by Pantycle_Genefanty (12.3k points) 0 like 0 dislike 40 views Me need export crontab tasks to a file. How I can export contents of crontab to a dump file? I need it because I'm switching usernames and do not want to lose the data in the crontab. cron crontab dump backup file Your comment on this question: Your name to display (optional): Email me at this address if a comment is added after mine:Email me if a comment is added after mine Privacy: Your email address will only be used for sending these notifications. Anti-spam verification: To avoid this verification in future, please log in or register. 1 Answer 0 like 0 dislike answered Jun 4, 2020 by Pantycle_Genefanty (12.3k points) Create crontab backup file (export cron tasks): crontab -l > /some/crontab.bak Import it from new user: crontab /some/crontab.bak Your comment on this answer: Your name to display (optional): Email me at this address if a comment is added after mine:Email me if a comment is added after mine Privacy: Your email address will only be used for sending these notifications. Anti-spam verification: To avoid this verification in future, please log in or register.