Add -l tests, update editmode tape, fix service schedule pattern

5 new tests for -l: service job presence, timer job presence, pipe
alignment, and mutual exclusivity checks. Fix | service | pattern in
edit mode test to handle alignment padding. Add -l demo step to
editmode.tape before opening the editor.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

badges/tests.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "schemaVersion": 1,
   "label": "tests",
-  "message": "83 passed",
+  "message": "88 passed",
   "color": "brightgreen"
 }

demo/editmode.tape

@@ -25,6 +25,18 @@ Type "systab -t daily -c '/home/user/backup.sh' -i"
 Enter
 Sleep 2s
 
+# List jobs in crontab format without opening editor
+Hide
+Type "./demo/note.sh 'Listing jobs in crontab format (-l)'"
+Enter
+Sleep 500ms
+Show
+Sleep 1s
+Type "systab -l"
+Sleep 500ms
+Enter
+Sleep 2s
+
 # Open edit mode with EDITOR=nano for visibility
 Hide
 Type "./demo/note.sh 'Opening edit mode — add notifications, create and modify jobs'"

systab

@@ -614,35 +614,8 @@ createJobFromEdit() {
     echo "$_created_id"
 }
 
-# Print crontab content (header + aligned job lines) to stdout
+# Print aligned job lines to stdout (no header/footer)
 printCrontabContent() {
-    cat <<'HEADER'
-# systab jobs — edit schedule/command, enable/disable, add/remove lines
-# Format: ID[:FLAGS] | SCHEDULE | COMMAND  (pipe-separated)
-# Remove a line to delete a job.
-# Add a line with "new" as ID to create a job: new | daily | /path/to/cmd
-# Comment out a line to disable, uncomment to re-enable.
-#
-# Flags (append to ID with ':'): s - service, i - notify desktop, e=addr - send email,
-#   o - include output (default 10 lines), o=N - include N lines of output,
-#   n=name = human-readable name (usable in place of hex ID)
-#   a1b2c3:n=backup,i | daily | cmd      named job with desktop notification
-#   a1b2c3:i,e=user@host | daily | cmd   email and desktop notificaton
-#   a1b2c3:s | service | cmd             persistent service (no timer)
-#   new:s,n=name | service | cmd         new persistent service
-#
-# Schedule formats (systemd OnCalendar):
-#   service         persistent service (started on login, auto-restarted)
-#   hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly
-#   *:0/15          every 15 minutes
-#   *-*-* 02:00:00  daily at 2am
-#   Mon *-*-* 09:00 every Monday at 9am
-#   *-*-01 00:00:00 first of every month
-#########################
-### add entries below ###
-#########################
-HEADER
-
     local -a id_fields schedules commands disabled
     local job
 
@@ -713,8 +686,17 @@ editJobs() {
     # shellcheck disable=SC2064
     trap "rm -f '$temp_file' '$orig_file'" EXIT
 
-    # Build crontab content
+    # Build crontab content: jobs first, condensed hint at bottom
-    printCrontabContent > "$temp_file"
+    {
+        printCrontabContent
+        cat <<'HINT'
+### ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #
+### format:  ID[:FLAGS] | SCHEDULE | COMMAND  #
+### add:     new | daily | cmd                #
+### flags:   n=name / i / e=addr / o[=N] / s  #
+### comment out = disable / delete = remove   #
+HINT
+    } > "$temp_file"
 
     # Save original for diffing
     cp "$temp_file" "$orig_file"

test.sh

@@ -404,12 +404,46 @@ assert_output "enable already enabled service" "Already enabled:" $SYSTAB -E "$i
 # Edit mode shows service jobs with 'service' in schedule column
 # (mirrors tape: EDITOR=nano systab -e shows "id:s | service | cmd")
 edit_output=$(EDITOR=cat $SYSTAB -e 2>&1 || true)
-if [[ "$edit_output" == *"| service |"* ]]; then
+if [[ "$edit_output" == *"| service"* ]]; then
     pass "edit mode shows service job with 'service' schedule"
 else
     fail "edit mode shows service job with 'service' schedule" "not found in: $edit_output"
 fi
 
+# -l prints crontab format to stdout
+list_output=$($SYSTAB -l 2>&1)
+if [[ "$list_output" == *"| service"* ]]; then
+    pass "-l prints service job with 'service' schedule"
+else
+    fail "-l prints service job with 'service' schedule" "not found in: $list_output"
+fi
+if [[ "$list_output" == *"$id_recurring"* ]]; then
+    pass "-l includes timer job"
+else
+    fail "-l includes timer job" "not found in: $list_output"
+fi
+
+# -l pipe separators are aligned (all first pipes at same column)
+pipe_cols=()
+while IFS= read -r line; do
+    [[ "$line" == *"|"* ]] || continue
+    # skip hint/separator lines (not job entries)
+    [[ "$line" =~ ^# ]] && [[ ! "$line" =~ ^#[[:space:]][0-9a-f]{6} ]] && continue
+    pipe_prefix="${line%%|*}"
+    pipe_cols+=("${#pipe_prefix}")
+done <<< "$list_output"
+if [[ ${#pipe_cols[@]} -gt 1 ]]; then
+    unique_cols=$(printf '%s\n' "${pipe_cols[@]}" | sort -u | wc -l)
+    if [[ "$unique_cols" -eq 1 ]]; then
+        pass "-l pipe separators are aligned"
+    else
+        fail "-l pipe separators are aligned" "first-pipe columns: ${pipe_cols[*]}"
+    fi
+fi
+
+assert_failure "-l and -e are mutually exclusive" $SYSTAB -l -e
+assert_failure "-l cannot be used with job creation options" $SYSTAB -l -t daily -c "echo test"
+
 # Mutually exclusive flags (mirrors tape design: -s conflicts with -t/-i/-m/-o)
 assert_failure "-s and -t are mutually exclusive" $SYSTAB -s -t daily -c "echo test"
 assert_failure "-s and -i are mutually exclusive" $SYSTAB -s -i -c "echo test"