[Tfug] /etc/crontab vs /etc/cron.*

[Christopher Robbins]

Is there any difference between setting scripts to runvia crontab versus
dropping a copy in /etc/cron.* (daily/hourly/weekly)?

I understand that crontab runs the scripts within the
/etc/cron.* directories, but I'm wondering if there's any
specific advantage to one or the other...I've always used
the respective directories, but is there a difference between
the two?

TIA

-- 
Christopher P Robbins
Systems Programmer
Department of English - University of Arizona
1423 East University Blvd.
Modern Languages, Bldg. 67, Room 422
Tucson, Arizona 85719
Phone: (520) 621-3496
Email: robbinsc at gmail.com
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