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.TH "check_updates" "1" "January 2023" "check_updates" ""
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.hy
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.SH NAME
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.PP
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check_updates - Notifies about available updates.
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Configuration is done in environment files.
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.PD 0
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.PD
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It\[cq]s part of \f[B]system-helpers\f[R].
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.PP
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\f[B]check_updates\f[R]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
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\f[B]check_updates\f[R] checks for available updates using
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\f[I]checkupdates\f[R] and sends out a mail.
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It comes with systemd services.
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.PP
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By default, \f[B]check_updates\f[R] tries to read from
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\f[I]$HOME/.check_updates.conf\f[R] and
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\f[I]/etc/check_updates.conf\f[R] for configuration.
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It will exit with a non-zero exit code if it cannot find a proper
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configuration file.
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.PP
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The following are at least required for the script to work:
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.PD 0
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.P
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- \f[B]CHECK_UPDATES_MAIL_ADDRESS=\[lq]\[lq]\f[R] which requires
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\f[I]mail.rc\f[R] to be configured and `\f[I]mailx\f[R]' command has be
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available.
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- \f[B]CHECK_UPDATES_UPDATES_CMD\f[R] is the command for retrieving
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which updates are available, by default it\[cq]s set to
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\f[I]/usr/bin/checkupdates\f[R] (Arch Linux default).
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- \f[B]CHECK_UPDATES_UPDATES_AMOUNT_CMD\f[R] is the command used to
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determine the amount of updates, by default it\[cq]s set to
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\f[I]/usr/bin/checkupdates | wc -l\f[R] (Arch Linux default).
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.PP
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You can copy this script to \f[I]/usr/local/bin\f[R] and use create a
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custom \f[B]CONFIG_FILE\f[R] as user.
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.SH EXAMPLE
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.PP
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Create a \f[I]$HOME/.check_updates.conf\f[R] and add
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\f[I]CHECK_UPDATES_MAIL_ADDRESS=\[lq]alias\[at]domain.tld\[rq]\f[R].
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Notifications will be delivered to alias\[at]domain.tld.
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Examples can be found in \f[I]/usr/share/doc/check_updates\f[R].
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.SH EXIT VALUES
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.TP
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\f[B]0\f[R]
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Success
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.TP
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\f[B]1\f[R]
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Error
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.SH AUTHORS
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Alexander Sch\[:a]ferdiek.
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