From 1c6210411c92374a340195efcc928a0be9b87b46 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yaroslav Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2020 23:38:07 +0300 Subject: small script improvements --- dotfiles/.local/bin/newssync | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'dotfiles/.local/bin/newssync') diff --git a/dotfiles/.local/bin/newssync b/dotfiles/.local/bin/newssync index 0c0e866..607188d 100755 --- a/dotfiles/.local/bin/newssync +++ b/dotfiles/.local/bin/newssync @@ -1,7 +1,15 @@ #!/bin/sh -ping -q -c 1 1.1.1.1 > /dev/null || exit +# Don't try to update feed if newsboat is already running +if pidof newsboat; then + exit +fi +# Check several times before giving up, useful when just waking up from sleep +# since internet is usually not available right away +wget -q --tries=5 --timeout=20 --spider 1.1.1.1 > /dev/null || exit + +# Source the needed env variables so that it can function properly from cron . ~/.cache/sessionenv touch ~/.cache/newssynclive -- cgit v1.2.3