LinuxTaRT - generates email signatures

TaRT [options]

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.

-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)

~/.tartrc

Configuration file, the location and name of the following files can be set here.

/etc/tart.tags

Tagline database. Contains taglines, one per line.

~/.signature

File where signature is written.

~/.tart-custom

Signature template.

~/.tart-dates

List of special dates.

HOME

Specifies the users home directory

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

This man page was written for LinuxTaRT version 3.07

Mark Veinot <vmark@nbnet.nb.ca>

tartrc(5) tart-dates(5) tart-custom(5)