warn-if-broken-url/README.md

Install
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Install `msmtp` package:

	sudo apt install msmtp

Configuration, see [ubuntu-rf.org](https://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/tutoriel/comment_envoyer_un_mail_par_smtp_en_ligne_de_commande)


Use
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To add it to the cron tab:

	sudo /etc/crontab

The add new line (to run the check once per hour), don't forget to change the username:

	1 * * * *  username  /home/caracals/outils/warn-if-broken-url/warn-if-broken-url.sh > /dev/null  2>&1


**Note:**
 - Normaly cron send task outputs (echo) via mail. As the MTA (Mail Transfert Agent), may not be set up,
the crontab line redirect the outputs into `/dev/null`.
 - Sudo is needed to update the crontab. It also possible to set up your user crontab with `crontab -e`. In this case, remove `username` from the cron entry.
 - The logs can be seen using (with sudo): `sudo grep CRON /var/log/syslog`