7 This is a simple URL watcher, designed to send you diffs of webpages as they
8 change. Ideal for watching web pages of university courses, so you always
9 know when lecture dates have changed or new tasks are online :)
16 2. Edit and rename the examples in ~/.urlwatch/
17 3. Add "urlwatch" to your crontab (crontab -e)
18 4. Receive change notifications via e-mail
19 5. Customize your hooks in ~/.urlwatch/lib/
22 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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25 Q: How do I add/remove URLs?
26 A: Edit ~/.urlwatch/urls.txt
28 Q: A page changes some content on every reload. How do I prevent urlwatch
29 from always displaying these changes?
30 A: Edit ~/.urlwatch/lib/hooks.py and implement your filters there. Examples
31 are included in the urlwatch source distribution.
33 Q: How do I configure urlwatch as a cron job?
34 A: Use "crontab -e" to add the command "urlwatch" to your crontab. Make sure
35 stdout of your cronjobs is mailed to you, so you also get the notifications.
37 Q: Is there an easy way to show changes of .ics files?
38 A: Indeed there is. See the example hooks.py file.
40 Q: What about badly-formed HTML (long lines, etc..)?
41 A: Use python-utidylib. See the example hooks.py file.
47 If you like urlwatch, please send me feedback!
49 Website: http://thpinfo.com/2008/urlwatch/
50 E-Mail: thp@thpinfo.com
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