Use a regex to check cron entry '0 5 * * * /usr/bin/aide --check'

Question

How do I check the cron entry 0 5 * * * /usr/bin/aide --check with a regex? I would like to check this in Chef InSpec like

its('content') { should match /<the regular expression>/ }

Possible duplicate of [Learning Regular Expressions](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4736/learning-regular-expressions) — hek2mgl, Nov 14 '16 at 18:11

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 15 '16 at 00:49

describe cron do
  it { expect(subject).to have_entry '0 5 * * * /usr/bin/aide --check' }
end

is the proper way to do this in Serverspec and will also solve your problem with formatting immediately.

If you really wanted to use a regexp (and your followup comment left as an answer implies you don't), then you could do:

its(:content) { is_expected.to match %r{0 5 \* \* \* /usr/bin/aide --check} }

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 14 '16 at 19:46

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The regex could be /0 5 * * * \/usr\/bin\/aide --check/

answered Nov 14 '16 at 19:46

user3121011

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