From 2400c7a7c027c1a9e5eed2fe4fba8ad9c4c31d36 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lars Wirzenius Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:24:40 +0100 Subject: Add a README --- README | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README diff --git a/README b/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..17d69dc --- /dev/null +++ b/README @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +README for desktop-cronish +========================== + +`desktop-cronish` is a small utility that runs jobs periodically. +It differs from cron in that you're expected to run it from within +a desktop login session, by opening a terminal and running it from +the command line. This allows it to have access to things like +SSH agents, which cronjobs do not have. + +As an example, I use it to run offlineimap, with offlinemap +configured to get the IMAP password from the GNOME Keyring. + +Legalese +-------- + +Copyright 2013 Lars Wirzenius + +This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify +it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by +the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or +(at your option) any later version. + +This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, +but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of +MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the +GNU General Public License for more details. + +You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License +along with this program. If not, see . + -- cgit v1.2.1