#!/usr/bin/env bash # usage usage() { USAGE=$(cat <'. EOF ) echo "$USAGE"; } set -e; HOSTNAME=$(hostname) UPDATES=$(/usr/bin/checkupdates) UPDATES_AMOUNT=$(/usr/bin/checkupdates|wc -l) CHECK_UPDATES_MAIL_ADDRESS=""; # check for config file source_config() { local config=$1; local configFallback=$2; if [[ ! -f "$config" ]]; then if [[ ! -f "$configFallback" ]]; then echo "No config file specified and could not find default in '$configFallback'!"; echo ""; usage; exit 1; else config=$configFallback; fi fi set -a; source "$config"; set +a; } source_config "$1" "$HOME/.check_updates.conf" if [ "$UPDATES_AMOUNT" -gt "0" ]; then mailx -s "[updates $HOSTNAME]" $CHECK_UPDATES_MAIL_ADDRESS << EOF There are $UPDATES_AMOUNT updates available on $HOSTNAME. $UPDATES EOF fi