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# jc.parsers.crontab\_u

jc - JSON CLI output utility `crontab -l` command output and crontab
file parser

This version of the `crontab -l` parser supports output that contains user
information for processes.

Usage (cli):

$ crontab -l | jc --crontab-u

Usage (module):

import jc
result = jc.parse('crontab_u', crontab_u_output)

or

import jc.parsers.crontab_u
result = jc.parsers.crontab_u.parse(crontab_u_output)

Schema:

{
"variables": [
{
"name":             string,
"value":            string
}
],
"schedule": [
{
"occurrence"        string,
"minute": [
string
],
"hour": [
string
],
"day_of_month": [
string
],
"month": [
string
],
"day_of_week": [
string
],
"occurrence":       string,
"user":             string,
"command":          string
}
]
}

**Examples**:

  
  $ cat /etc/crontab | jc --crontab-u -p
  {
- `"variables"` - [
  {
- `"name"` - "PATH",
- `"value"` - "/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sb..."
  },
  {
- `"name"` - "SHELL",
- `"value"` - "/bin/sh"
  }
  ],
- `"schedule"` - [
  {
- `"minute"` - [
  "25"
  ],
- `"hour"` - [
  "6"
  ],
- `"day_of_month"` - [
  "*"
  ],
- `"month"` - [
  "*"
  ],
- `"day_of_week"` - [
  "*"
  ],
- `"user"` - "root",
- `"command"` - "test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts ..."
  },
  {
- `"minute"` - [
  "47"
  ],
- `"hour"` - [
  "6"
  ],
- `"day_of_month"` - [
  "*"
  ],
- `"month"` - [
  "*"
  ],
- `"day_of_week"` - [
  "7"
  ],
- `"user"` - "root",
- `"command"` - "test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts ..."
  },
  {
- `"minute"` - [
  "52"
  ],
- `"hour"` - [
  "6"
  ],
- `"day_of_month"` - [
  "1"
  ],
- `"month"` - [
  "*"
  ],
- `"day_of_week"` - [
  "*"
  ],
- `"user"` - "root",
- `"command"` - "test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts ..."
  }
  ]
  }
  
  $ cat /etc/crontab | jc --crontab-u -p -r
  {
- `"variables"` - [
  {
- `"name"` - "PATH",
- `"value"` - "/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/..."
  },
  {
- `"name"` - "SHELL",
- `"value"` - "/bin/sh"
  }
  ],
- `"schedule"` - [
  {
- `"minute"` - "25",
- `"hour"` - "6",
- `"day_of_month"` - "*",
- `"month"` - "*",
- `"day_of_week"` - "*",
- `"user"` - "root",
- `"command"` - "test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts ..."
  },
  {
- `"minute"` - "47",
- `"hour"` - "6",
- `"day_of_month"` - "*",
- `"month"` - "*",
- `"day_of_week"` - "7",
- `"user"` - "root",
- `"command"` - "test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts ..."
  },
  {
- `"minute"` - "52",
- `"hour"` - "6",
- `"day_of_month"` - "1",
- `"month"` - "*",
- `"day_of_week"` - "*",
- `"user"` - "root",
- `"command"` - "test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts ..."
  }
  ]
  }

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## info Objects

```python
class info()
```

Provides parser metadata (version, author, etc.)

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#### parse

```python
def parse(data, raw=False, quiet=False)
```

Main text parsing function

**Arguments**:

  
- `data` - (string)  text data to parse
- `raw` - (boolean) unprocessed output if True
- `quiet` - (boolean) suppress warning messages if True
  

**Returns**:

  
  Dictionary. Raw or processed structured data.

## Parser Information
Compatibility:  linux, darwin, aix, freebsd

Version 1.7 by Kelly Brazil (kellyjonbrazil@gmail.com)