mkAtJob_k93

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#!/usr/bin/ksh93
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function usagemsg_mkAtJob {
  print "
Program: mkAtJob

Description: Schedule a command to run sometime in the future via an
\"at\" job, by adding a specified number of days, hours, and/or minutes to
the current date/time.

Usage: ${1##*/} [-?vV] [-N] | [-t YYYYMMDDHHMM] | [ [-n #Secs|-s YYYYMMDDHHMM]
                       [-D DAYS] [-H HOURS] [-M MINUTES] ]
                       [-j] -c \"Command\"
  Where:
    -v = Verbose mode
    -V = Very Verbose Mode
    -D DAYS = Number of days from NOW to run the \"at\" job
                (Default:1)
    -H HOURS = Number of hours from NOW to run the \"at\" job
                (Default:0)
    -M MINUTES = Number of minutes from NOW to run the \"at\" job
                (Default:0)
    -n NOW = Number of Seconds since the epoch to use as the \"NOW\" date/time.
                (Default:NOW)
    -s YYYYMMDDHHMM = Date and time to use as the \"NOW\" date/time.
                (Default:None)
    -t YYYYMMDDHHMM = Run the \"at\" job at the specified date and time.
                (Default:None)
    -N = Run the \"at\" job using the keyword \"now\" as the time to run the Job.
    -j = Print the \"at\" job number on STDOUT after scheduling command
    -c Command = A unix command to schedule to run thru \"at\" job scheduler.

Example Usage:
    mkAtJob -D 2  -H 6  -M 30     -c \"cat /etc/passwd > /tmp/passwd.out\"
    mkAtJob -s 201309091103  -D 2 -c \"cat /etc/passwd > /tmp/passwd.out\"
    mkAtJob -t 201309091103       -c \"cat /etc/passwd > /tmp/passwd.out\"

Author: Dana French (dfrench@mtxia.com) Copyright 2013
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}

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#### Program: mkAtJob
#### 
#### Description: 
#### 
#### Author: Dana French (dfrench@mtxia.com)
#### 
#### Date: 09/11/2013
#### 
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function mkAtJob {
  typeset TRUE="0"
  typeset FALSE="1"
  typeset VERBOSE="${FALSE}"
  typeset VERYVERB="${FALSE}"
  typeset MKAT_CMD=""
  typeset MKAT_DAY="0"
  typeset MKAT_HRS="0"
  typeset MKAT_MIN="0"
  typeset MKAT_ADD="0"
  typeset MKAT_SEC="0"
  typeset MKAT_NOW=$( printf "%(%s)T\n" )
  typeset MKAT_TIM="${MKAT_NOW}"
  typeset MKAT_DTM="${MKAT_NOW}"
  typeset MKAT_NUM="${FALSE}"
  typeset MKAT_KEY="${FALSE}"
  typeset MKAT_TKY="${FALSE}"

  while getopts ":vVD#H#M#c:n:s:t:jN" OPTION
  do
    case "${OPTION}" in
        'D') MKAT_DAY="${OPTARG}";;
        'H') MKAT_HRS="${OPTARG}";;
        'M') MKAT_MIN="${OPTARG}";;
        'n') MKAT_NOW="${OPTARG}";;
        's') MKAT_NOW=$( printf "%(%s)T\n" ${OPTARG} );;
        't') MKAT_NOW=$( printf "%(%s)T\n" ${OPTARG} )
             MKAT_TKY="${TRUE}";;
        'c') MKAT_CMD="${OPTARG}";;
        'j') MKAT_NUM="${TRUE}";;
        'N') MKAT_KEY="${TRUE}";;
        'v') VERBOSE="${TRUE}";;
        'V') VERYVERB="${TRUE}";;
        '?') usagemsg_mkAtJob && return 1;;
    esac
  done
 
  shift $(( ${OPTIND} - 1 ))

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  trap "usagemsg_mkAtJob ${0}" EXIT
      
  if (( MKAT_NOW < MKAT_TIM ))
  then
      print -u 2 -- "# ERROR: The date/time specified is in the past."
      print -u 2 -- "# ERROR: Please specify a date/time in the future."
      return 2
  fi

  if [[ "_${MKAT_CMD}" == "_" ]]
  then
      print -u 2 -- "# ERROR: Command to schedule as \"at\" job not specified."
      return 3
  fi

  trap "-" EXIT

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  (( VERYVERB == TRUE )) && VERBOSE="${TRUE}"
  (( VERBOSE  == TRUE )) && print -u 2 -- "###################################"
  (( VERYVERB == TRUE )) && set -x

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  if (( MKAT_KEY == TRUE ))
  then
    MKAT_TIM="now"
  elif (( MKAT_TKY == TRUE ))
  then
    MKAT_TIM=$( printf "%(%Y%m%d%H%M)T\n" "#${MKAT_NOW}" )
    MKAT_TIM="-t ${MKAT_TIM}"
  else
    (( VERBOSE == TRUE )) && print -u 2 -- "# Current Seconds: ${MKAT_TIM}"
    (( VERBOSE == TRUE )) && print -u 2 -- "# Now Seconds....: ${MKAT_NOW}"

    (( MKAT_ADD = ( MKAT_DAY * 24 * 60 * 60 ) + ( MKAT_HRS * 60 * 60 ) + ( MKAT_MIN * 60 ) ))
    (( VERBOSE == TRUE )) && print -u 2 -- "# Seconds to add.: ${MKAT_ADD}"

    (( MKAT_SEC = MKAT_NOW + MKAT_ADD ))
    (( VERBOSE == TRUE )) && print -u 2 -- "# Future Time....: ${MKAT_SEC}"

    MKAT_TIM=$( printf "%(%Y%m%d%H%M)T\n" "#${MKAT_SEC}" )
    MKAT_TIM="-t ${MKAT_TIM}"
  fi

  (( VERBOSE == TRUE )) && print -u 2 -- "# Job Time.......: ${MKAT_TIM}"

  (( VERBOSE == TRUE )) && print -u 2 -r -- "# print -r -- \"${MKAT_CMD}\" | at ${MKAT_TIM}"

  if MKAT_OUT=$( print -r -- "${MKAT_CMD}" | at ${MKAT_TIM} 2>&1 )
  then
    if (( MKAT_NUM == TRUE ))
    then
      MKAT_JOB="${MKAT_OUT#* }"
      MKAT_JOB="${MKAT_JOB%% *}"
      (( VERBOSE == TRUE )) && print -u 2 -- "# Job Number.....: ${MKAT_JOB}"
      print -- ${MKAT_JOB}
    else
      (( VERBOSE == TRUE )) && print -u 2 -- "# Job Results....: ${MKAT_OUT}"
      print -- ${MKAT_OUT}
    fi
  fi

  return 0
}
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mkAtJob "${@}"