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1usage:
2.B rspan
3.U interval
4.U file
5.U arguments "" [
6.U ... ]
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8rspan is a randomized time span creator, a program that upon execution creates
9a random timeout based on given interval. When the timeout ends, the given file
10will get executed with potentially given arguments.
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13Installation
14.HnE
15
16Edit config.mk to match your local setup (rspan is installed into the
17.I /usr/local
18namespace by default), then simply enter the following command to install (if
19necessary as root):
20
21.CDS
22.COS
23make clean install
24.COE
25.CDE
26
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28Example usage of rspan
29.HnE
30
31One typical usage area of rspan is together with the crontab
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33.CDS
34.COS
35# surprise Gorac some time in the morning
3630 6 * * * su -c 'rspan 120 surprise' gorac
37
38# turn Steves lights off some time in the evening
390 18 * * * su -c 'rspan 180 lights --off' steve
40.COE
41.CDE
42
43get source
44.URL //noxz.tech/git/rspan.git here .
