I don't get any errors when editing the file, and when crontab -e is running I do see a temporary file in /tmp which is according to the status line of vi the file being edited. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/