exec/nfg_run_daily_jobs.sh

   1 #!/bin/bash
   2 # Desc: A list of executables to be started every day at midnight.
   3 # Usage: nfg_run_daily_jobs.sh arg1
   4 # Input: arg1: path to directory containing ninfacyzga-1 repository
   5 # Note: Run this script daily at midnight using `cron`.
   6
   7 nfg_base_dir="../";
   8 nfg_exec_dir="$nfg_base_dir"/exec;
   9 length_day_s=$((24 * 60 * 60)); # seconds
  10
  11 yell() { echo "$0: $*" >&2; } # print script path and all args to stderr
  12 die() { yell "$*"; exit 111; } # same as yell() but non-zero exit status
  13 try() { "$@" || die "cannot $*"; } # runs args as command, reports args if command fails
  14
  15 # Note: Use '&' to run scripts and immediately detach them.
  16
  17 # Temperature
  18
  19 # Pressure
  20
  21 # Location
  22
  23 # Photograph
  24 photo_script_path="$nfg_exec_dir"/update_temp_photograph.sh;
  25 camera_name="DC1";
  26 timeout "$length_day_s"s /bin/bash "$photo_script_path" "$camera_name" &