--- entry.c.orig 2004-08-27 20:09:34.000000000 +0200 +++ entry.c 2004-12-01 22:16:10.992268200 +0100 @@ -336,7 +336,9 @@ /* If the first character of the command is '-' it is a cron option. */ - while ((ch = get_char(file)) == '-') { + ch = get_char(file); + Skip_Blanks(ch, file) + while (ch == '-') { switch (ch = get_char(file)) { case 'q': e->flags |= DONT_LOG;