prep for icon repo

.profile

@@ -2,14 +2,20 @@
 
 # Profile file. Runs on login.
 
+# variables and default programs:
+# Adds `~/.scripts` and all subdirectories to $PATH
 export PATH="$(du $HOME/.scripts/ | cut -f2 | tr '\n' ':')$PATH"
 export EDITOR="vim"
 export TERMINAL="st"
+# Link handler is set as the $BROWSER for use with urlscan.
+# Set your real browser in $TRUEBROWSER.
 export BROWSER="linkhandler"
 export TRUEBROWSER="firefox"
 export READER="zathura"
 export BIB="$HOME/Documents/LaTeX/uni.bib"
 export REFER="$HOME/.referbib"
+# PIX is here I have LARBS keep icons. Subject to change, hence a variable.
+export PIX="$HOME/.scripts/pix"
 
 [ ! -f ~/.shortcuts ] && shortcuts >/dev/null 2>&1
 

.scripts/cron/checkup

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Syncs repositories and downloads updates, meant to be run as a cronjob.
+# For notifications, must export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS.
+# See my cronjob below and mimic it:
+#
+# 9 12 * * * eval "export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/1000/bus"; /home/luke/.scripts/cron/checkup
+
+ping -q -w 1 -c 1 `ip r | grep -m 1 default | cut -d ' ' -f 3` >/dev/null || exit
+
+note "Checking for pacakge updates..." "$PIX/larbs.gif"
+
+sudo pacman -Syyuw --noconfirm || note "Error downloading updates.
+
+Check your internet connection, if pacman is already running, or run update manually to see errors."
+pkill -RTMIN+8 i3blocks
+
+if pacman -Qul
+then
+	note "Package updates available. Click statusbar icon for update." "$PIX/larbs.gif"
+else
+	note "Repository sync complete. No new packages for update." "$PIX/larbs.gif"
+fi

.scripts/cron/crontog

@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 # Toggles all cronjobs off/on.
 # Stores disabled crontabs in ~/.consaved until restored.
 
-([ -f ~/.cronsaved ] && crontab - < ~/.cronsaved && rm ~/.cronsaved && notify-send "Cronjobs have been re-enabled." && echo cronjobs re-enabled.) || ( crontab -l > ~/.cronsaved && crontab -r && echo cronjobs saved and disabled.;notify-send "Cronjobs have been saved and disabled.")
+([ -f ~/.cronsaved ] && crontab - < ~/.cronsaved  && rm ~/.cronsaved && note "Cronjobs re-enabled." "$PIX/clock.gif" ) || ( crontab -l > ~/.cronsaved && crontab -r && note "Cronjobs saved and disabled." "$PIX/clock.gif")

.scripts/cron/newsup

@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@
 
 ping -q -t 1 -c 1 `ip r | grep -m 1 default | cut -d ' ' -f 3` >/dev/null || exit
 
+note "Updating RSS feeds..." "$PIX/rss.gif"
+
 echo 🔃 > ~/.config/newsboat/.update
 pkill -RTMIN+6 i3blocks
 
 /usr/bin/newsboat -x reload
 rm -f ~/.config/newsboat/.update
 pkill -RTMIN+6 i3blocks
+
+note "RSS feed update complete." "$PIX/rss.gif"

.scripts/tools/note

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# This is a general notification command for my own ease.
+#	$1 should be a message
+#	$2 is an optional image for notify-send
+# Echos content on terminal and if dunst is running, shows notification.
 
-# A super basic command. Give it some arguments to use as anotification.  It
-# will echo them on the terminal, and if you have `dunst` running, will send a
-# `notify-send` message to it.
-
-echo "$@" && pgrep -x dunst >/dev/null && notify-send "$@"
+[ -z "$2" ] || img="-i $2"
+echo "$1" && pgrep -x dunst >/dev/null && notify-send $img "$1"

.scripts/tools/transadd

@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
 # transmission-daemon sometimes fails to take remote requests in its first
 # moments.
 
-pgrep -x transmission-da || (transmission-daemon && note "Starting daemon..." && sleep 3 && pkill -RTMIN+7 i3blocks)
+pgrep -x transmission-da || (transmission-daemon && note "Starting daemon..." "$PIX/dl.png" && sleep 3 && pkill -RTMIN+7 i3blocks)
 
-transmission-remote -a "$@" && note "Torrent added."
+transmission-remote -a "$@" && note "Torrent added." "$PIX/dl.png"