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diff --git a/catsit-timer.1 b/catsit-timer.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9ad8956 --- /dev/null +++ b/catsit-timer.1 @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +.Dd February 25, 2021 +.Dt CATSIT-TIMER 1 +.Os +. +.Sh NAME +.Nm catsit-timer +.Nd run command at interval +. +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Nm +.Ar interval +.Ar command ... +. +.Sh DESCRIPTION +The +.Nm +utility runs a command +at an interval. +The command is run once immediately, +then again every +.Ar interval +after waiting for the command to exit +each time. +The +.Nm +utility is not appropriate +for scheduling commands +to run at specific times. +. +.Pp +The format of the +.Ar interval +specifier is a series of integers +followed by units: +.Cm s +for seconds, +.Cm m +for minutes +and +.Cm h +for hours. +An integer with no unit +is assumed to be in seconds. +The +.Ar interval +is the sum of each +integer-unit pair. +For example, +.Cm 1m30s +is equivalent to +.Cm 90s . +. +.Sh EXIT STATUS +If the command exits non-zero, +.Nm +exits with the same status. +. +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr catsitd 8 +. +.Sh AUTHORS +.An June Bug Aq Mt june@causal.agency |