Batch, Archive and Automate

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• Batch import posts and commit ~ ./.cron-feed
• Archive 7-day past posts ~ ./.cron-feed
• Automate ~ crontab -e

# m h  dom mon dow   command
18 0,8,12,16,20 * * * cd /path/to/local/repo && ./.cron-feed

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Missing ENV variables in crontab to execute non-native commands
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• Automate ~ crontab + ssh-agent

$ crontab -e

# m h  dom mon dow   command
18 0,8,12,16,20 * * * cd /path/to/local/repo && ./.cron-feed

$ vim .cron-feed

#!/bin/bash
if [ -z "$SSH_AUTH_SOCK" ] ; then
  eval `ssh-agent -s`
  ./.expect
fi
source /etc/profile.d/rvm.sh
...

$ vim .expect

#!/usr/bin/expect -f
spawn ssh-add /home/{user}/.ssh/{rsa}
expect "Enter passphrase for /home/{user}/.ssh/{rsa}:"
send "{password}\n";
expect "Identity added: /home/{user}/.ssh/{rsa} (/home/{user}/.ssh/{rsa})"
interact

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Done with commit fae6ec5