RSSTail

RSSTail is more or less an rss reader. RSSTail monitors an rss-feed and if it detects a new entry it'll emit only that new entry.

Compile & install:

make install

Usage:

rsstail -u url -i check_interval

e.g.:

rsstail -u http://www.filmhuisgouda.nl/rss/rss.php -i 300

this will check every 5 minutes if anything new was published.

Help:

rsstail -h

will show a list of what rsstail can do for you.

What is new in this release:

• This version adds reverse-order output.

What is new in version 1.6:

• Added authentication support.

What is new in version 1.5:

• Fixes were made to make it work on recent systems (such as Ubuntu 8.10).