SUPYBOT-BOTCHK(1)					      General Commands Manual						 SUPYBOT-BOTCHK(1)

NAME

       supybot-botchk - A script to start Supybot if it's not already running.

SYNOPSIS

       supybot-botchk [options]

DESCRIPTION

       supybot-botchk  is  a  script  that  will start Supybot if it detects that one is not currently running.  This can be useful for scheduling
       supybot(1) to run via cron(8).

OPTIONS

       -h, --help
	      Show summary of options.

       -v, --verbose
	      Use verbose output when running the script.

       --botdir=BOTDIR
	      Determines which directory the bot be started in.

       --pidfile=PIDFILE
	      Specifies the name of the pidfile to look for.  This should be relative to the given botdir.

       --supybot=SUPYBOT
	      Specifies the location of supybot(1).  If this is not given, it is assumed that supybot(1) is in the user's $PATH.

       --conffile=CONFFILE
	      Specifies the path to the bot's configuration file.  This will be used when (re)starting the bot.

SEE ALSO

       python(1), supybot(1), supybot-test(1), supybot-wizard(1), supybot-adduser(1), supybot-plugin-doc(1), supybot-plugin-create(1)

AUTHOR

       This manual page was originally written by James Vega <jamessan at supybot dot com>.  Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or mod-
       ify this document under the terms of the Supybot license, a BSD-style license.

								    APRIL 2005							 SUPYBOT-BOTCHK(1)