10-22-2001
Check to see if a date is between two others is hard...and you can solve you problem without it.
Just have all of your scripts check for a file called "inhibit" in some directory. If it exists, they just exit without doing anything. Then add two more crontab entries to create and remove "inhibit" according to the schedule that you want.
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wdiff2
WDIFF(1) User Commands WDIFF(1)
NAME
wdiff - manual page for wdiff 1.1.2
SYNOPSIS
wdiff2 [OPTION]... FILE1 FILE2
DESCRIPTION
wdiff - Compute word differences by internally launching `mdiff -W'. This program exists mainly to support the now oldish `wdiff' syntax.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
-C, --copyright
display copyright then exit
-1, --no-deleted
inhibit output of deleted words
-2, --no-inserted
inhibit output of inserted words
-3, --no-common
inhibit output of common words
-a, --auto-pager
automatically calls a pager
-h, --help
display this help then exit
-i, --ignore-case
fold character case while comparing
-l, --less-mode
variation of printer mode for "less"
-n, --avoid-wraps
do not extend fields through newlines
-p, --printer
overstrike as for printers
-q, --quiet
inhibit the `mdiff' call message
-s, --statistics
say how many words deleted, inserted etc.
-t, --terminal
use termcap as for terminal displays
-v, --version
display program version then exit
-w, --start-delete=STRING
string to mark beginning of delete region
-x, --end-delete=STRING
string to mark end of delete region
-y, --start-insert=STRING
string to mark beginning of insert region
-z, --end-insert=STRING
string to mark end of insert region
This program also tells how `mdiff' could have been called directly.
AUTHOR
Written by Franc,ois Pinard <pinard@iro.umontreal.ca>.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <wdiff-bugs@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICU-
LAR PURPOSE.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for wdiff is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and wdiff programs are properly installed at your site,
the command
info wdiff
should give you access to the complete manual.
wdiff 1.1.2 May 2012 WDIFF(1)