On 2020/08/03 13:50, Solene Rapenne wrote: > On Mon, 3 Aug 2020 13:28:38 +0200 > Emil Engler <[email protected]>: > > > ## Abstract > > This patch adds an argument to sysupgrade(8) which makes it possible > > to check if an upgrade is available, similar to "syspatch -c". > > This works both, for snapshots and releases. > > > > ## Usage > > Add "-c" to sysupgrade. > > If the script exits with a zero, an upgrade is available. If it fails > > you are already on the newest version or an upgrade cannot be pulled > > for whatever reason. > > > > ## Motivation > > I want a cronjob on my desktop (which is on -current) that checks > > regularly if a new snapshot is available and notifies me if this is > > the case. syspatch(8) already has such a feature, so why not add > > one to sysupgrade? Also it could be useful on -stable and -release > > systems. > > it seems to me you could use this in your crontab > > sysupgrade -n | grep "Already on last snapshot" || sh > send_mail_new_snasphot.sh >
That won't just check, it will stage the release for install on next boot.
