From 3c5abfa925748640e6cfd5e63db300d43b510f8e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Tj (bougyman) Vanderpoel" Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 11:45:15 -0600 Subject: Adds "over systemd timers" section to README --- README.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index be882f1..efdb463 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -34,6 +34,17 @@ Over uschedule: - due to supervision, no centralized daemon required - filtering by ISO week and day of year +Over systemd timers: +- mnemonic syntax +- less complexity for jobs, no need for a `.timer` file distinct + from the `.service` file, +- can use a file timestamp to ensure minimum waiting time between two + runs, even across reboots +- very robust with respect to external time changes +- randomized delays +- variable slack +- ad-hoc usage possible, just run the program from command line + ## Rosetta stone * run five minutes after midnight, every day: -- cgit v1.2.3