webupdate
Webupdate is a script which lets you register Web pages and monitor them for updates. An email alert is sent to your local account whenever an update is found. It is also possible to register a pipe of commands to filter which content on the Web page should actually trigger an alert. The script can be used with crontab to get regular notifications whenever registered Web pages are updated.
| Tags | Utilities Internet Web |
|---|---|
| Licenses | Perl Artistic |
| Operating Systems | POSIX Linux |
| Implementation | Perl |
Recent releases
- 16 Feb 2008 15:21
Changes: A bug related to $SIG{ALRM} was fixed.
- 02 Oct 2007 14:08
Changes: This release changes the formatting of email messages and of ~/.webupdate. It fixes a bug that could terminate the script.
- 04 Jun 2006 13:19
Changes: This release adds support for the HTTPS protocol.
- 28 Nov 2005 13:27
Changes: This release adds a timeout function for temporarily slow/busy sites that are stalling the script. The module Term::ANSIColor is no longer a requirement, but is used if available. Some code cleanup. Back up ~/.webupdate.db before upgrading.
- 05 Dec 2004 06:59
Changes: Code cleanup was done.
