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.SH "NAME"
pybit-watcher \- watches incoming directories for reprepro
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBpybit\-watcher\fR\ 'u
\fBpybit\-watcher\fR [\fIoptions\fR]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
pybit\-watcher monitors a nominated directory for Debian package uploads (*\&.changes) and then runs a specified incoming rule on the configured reprepro repository\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
.RS 4
show this help message and exit
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-conf_file\fR=\fIPYBIT_WATCHER_CONF_FILE\fR
.RS 4
Config file to read settings from, defaults to watcher\&.conf which will be read from configs/watcher and /etc/pybit/watcher in turn\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-v\fR
.RS 4
Turn on verbose messages\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-d\fR
.RS 4
Daemonise with output going to /var/log/pybit\-watcher
.RE
.SH "DAEMON CONFIGURATION"
.PP
pybit\-watcher needs to be configured before it will run and process uploads\&. The configuration file is in JSON format, ordering is not important\&.
.PP
\fIrepobase\fR
\- top level directory of the
reprepro
repository, i\&.e\&. where
reprepro
can find the
\&./conf/distributions
file\&.
.PP
\fIpath\fR
\- directory used for uploads, must be writeable by whichever user(s) will be able to upload\&.
.PP
\fIdryrun\fR
\- if set to true, commands are printed to the console instead of being executed\&. Default: true
.PP
\fIrule\fR
\- the
reprepro
incoming rule to call with this watcher\&. Only one incoming rule can be used\&.
.PP
\fIsleeptime\fR
\- the time allowed after the watcher is notified that a \&.changes file has been written to allow for the upload tool to change permissions or other management tasks\&. Default: 3 seconds\&.
.PP
\fIconfigured\fR
\- Set to true once the other settings are correct for your installation\&. Default is false\&.
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
This manual page was written by Neil Williams
<codehelp@debian\&.org>