From cf8d91147b1a0233ba5d3d98a8806bd2a87c222d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: default Date: Thu, 4 May 2023 05:52:35 +0200 Subject: Updated documentation. --- doc/snac.1 | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/snac.1 b/doc/snac.1 index ec8df64..91d7e85 100644 --- a/doc/snac.1 +++ b/doc/snac.1 @@ -220,6 +220,20 @@ Please take note that they will show your timeline in a 'Mastodon fashion' post display with the most active threads at the top that the web interface of .Nm provides. +.Ss Implementing post bots +.Nm +makes very easy to post messages in a non-interactive manner. This example +posts a string: +.Bd -literal -offset indent +uptime | snac note $SNAC_BASEDIR $SNAC_USER - +.Ed +.Pp +You can setup a line like this from a +.Xr crontab 5 +or similar. Take note that you need a) command-line access to the same machine +that hosts the +.Nm +instance, and b) write permissions to the storage directories and files. .Sh ENVIRONMENT .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Ev DEBUG -- cgit v1.2.3