Function GetCrontab

lib/crontab.go:900–914

GetCrontab returns a single Crontab object for the specified filename. The filename can be either a full path to a crontab file or a user crontab in the form "user: ".

(filename string)

// GetCrontab returns a single Crontab object for the specified filename.
// The filename can be either a full path to a crontab file or a user crontab in the form "user:<username>".
func GetCrontab(filename string) (*Crontab, error) {
	var username string

	if strings.HasPrefix(filename, "user:") {
		username = strings.TrimPrefix(filename, "user:")
	} else if u, err := user.Current(); err == nil {
		username = u.Username
	}

	crontabs := ReadCrontabFromFile(username, filename, []*Crontab{})
	if len(crontabs) == 0 {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no crontab found at %s", filename)
	}
	return crontabs[0], nil
}

// lightweightCrontab creates a copy of Crontab without the Lines field to prevent circular references
func (c *Crontab) lightweightCopy() Crontab {