Fwd: how to simulate a user's crontab?

[John Almberg]

>    I use templates for most of the things I write, so I don't end  
> up making
>    the same stupid off-by-one mistakes for things like handling  
> command-line
>    arguments.  My template for a production shell script is below.
>

You raise a lot of interesting ideas Karl. I too am always looking to  
'systematize' work, not only because I need efficiency, but because I  
hate having to learn things twice... Nothing bugs me more than  
knowing that I need to figure out how to do something I figured out 6  
months or a year ago.

Actually, I highly recommend a Mac program called Yojimbo, that is a  
kind of general purpose memory tool. You can throw all sorts of  
information into it, and find it very easily when you need it.  
Fantastic program and I don't know of anything like it on other  
platforms.

Anyway, I'm definitely going to throw your entire email, particularly  
the template, into Yojimbo as saved knowledge. I am working on an  
important script right now, and I'm going to put your template to  
immediate use.

I'll also take a look at the korn shell. I've used bash for many  
years, but I'm not in love with it. I'm certainly open to a better  
shell.

Great post. Thanks!

-- John