On 9/9/05, Dan Rue <drue at therub.org> wrote: > > Couldn't you just do like .. > > #!/bin/sh > > while true; > do /usr/bin/mplayer /mpegs/$1/*; > done > > > Then call it from cron in the morning with an argument of "morning", > create /mpegs/morning/ for the morning mpegs.. > > Even better build the time logic into the script.. > > while (1){ > > if (morning) { > /usr/bin/mplayer /mpegs/morning/* > } > if (afternoon) { > /usr/bin/mplayer /mpegs/afternoon/* > } > > } > > > Then if you need to add or remove mpegs, the "playlist" will be updated > after it cycles through the directory. > > Dan > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > That may do what I need it to. After posting this, I became intrigued with VLC's http interface. It's ridiculously flexible and customizable. I think if I couple that with the scheduling of cron, I might have something pretty useful. How can I change what's in a particular user's crontab from a script? Or would I be better off manipulating the cron facility in a different way? -- Donovan Niesen dniesen at gmail.com