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#!/bin/bash

# Run mythtv-status to update the MOTD.

NAME=mythtv-update-motd
WORKFILE=/var/run/motd
TEMPFILE=/var/run/motd.mythtv-status

. /etc/default/mythtv-status

if [ x$RUN != xyes ]
then
  exit
fi

# Debian Wheezy+ handles the MOTD differently.
[ -f /var/run/motd.dynamic ] && WORKFILE=/var/run/motd.dynamic

# Just incase someone has removed their motd file.
[ -f $WORKFILE ] || touch $WORKFILE
[ -f /var/run/motd.orig ] || cp $WORKFILE /var/run/motd.orig

# If the tempfile is less than 15 minutes old, object, otherwise
# we'll assume that something went wrong and remove it.
if [ -f $TEMPFILE ]; then
    AGE=$(stat -c "%Z" $TEMPFILE);
    if (( $AGE > $(date +'%s') - 900 ))
    then
        echo "I think another $NAME is running."
        exit 1
    fi
fi

[ ! -f /var/run/motd.orig ] && cp /var/run/motd /var/run/motd.orig

cp /var/run/motd.orig /var/run/motd.new
ret=0
mythtv-status $ARGS -h $HOST >> $TEMPFILE 2> /dev/null || ret=$?
if [ $ret -eq 0 -o $ret -eq 1 ]; then
    if [ ! -f $TEMPFILE ]; then
        echo My temporary file has gone away, failed.
        exit 1
    else
        mv $TEMPFILE $WORKFILE
    fi
else
    # Something else went wrong, remove the temp file.
    rm $TEMPFILE
    exit 1
fi