Writing a crontab file

[laidlaws]

(I must be losing my marbles. This is a simple task, that I have done several times before.)
I have a crontab file that I have saved as cron_root, as follows:

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0 */4 * * *    /usr/bin/rsnapshot hourly
50 23 * * *    /usr/bin/rsnapshot daily
00 23 * * 6    /usr/bin/rsnap/shot weekly


I want to enter the contents in /var/spool/cron/ to be executed by root.
Just copying and pasting the file shows its name, and not its contents.
Copying it line by liine into an empty directory isn't possible.
I probably need a file with "root" as the first line, in the directory /var/spool/cron, but I can't get the syntax right.
Any help appreciated.

[doktor5000]

Not sure what your actual problem is. As root run

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crontab -e

and append those 3 lines and then write and quit.

[laidlaws]

Thanks, Doc. That answers my question.

[isadora]

Please don't forget to mark the topic [SOLVED], thanks ahead.