LinuxTaRT

Section: Signature Generator (1)
Updated: 1.0.2
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NAME

LinuxTaRT - generates email signatures

SYNTAX

TaRT [options]

DESCRIPTION

TaRT generates email signatures based on a variety of rules and settings. It can make use of a template to allow the user to produce 100% customized signatures.

OPTIONS

-a, --add: Prompt for a new tagline and enter it into the tagline database. (requires write permission on database file).
-d, --display: Display current signature and exit.
-h, --help: Display a help message and exit.
-k, --kill: Terminate TaRT in daemon mode.
-p, --proc: Display current status and PID (if applicable).
-l, --license: Display software license.
-s, --setup: Run built-in configuration tool.
--daemon <seconds>: Start in daemon momde and wait <seconds> seconds between updates.
--template <filename>: Run TaRT with the custom file specified here.
--config <filename>: Run TaRT with the config file specified here.

The following options may be set in the configuration file. The command line parameters will override other settings.

+/-c: Enable/disable signature centering. (disabled)
+/-cust: Build signature based on template. (enabled)
+/-n: Enable/disable date in signature. (enabled)
+/-q: Enable/disable quiet mode. (disabled)
+/-sd: Enable/disable special dates. (enabled)
+/-v: Enable/disable TaRT version information in signature. (enabled)

FILES

~/.TaRTrc: Configuration file, the location and name of the following files can be set here.
/etc/tag.trt: Tagline database. Contains taglines, one per line.
~/.signature: File where signature is written.
~/.custom: Signature template.
~/.specialdates: List of special dates.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

HOME: Specifies the users home directory

EXAMPLES

To run TaRT using default or stored settings:

TaRT

To run TaRT quietly:

TaRT +q

To run TaRT as a daemon and generate a new signature every 5 minutes:

TaRT --daemon 300

VERSION

This man page was written for LinuxTaRT version 3.07

AUTHORS

Mark Veinot <vmark@nbnet.nb.ca>