Command-line options

Introduction

Some aspects of operation are controlled by the command-line options you give, while others are controlled by the various ConfigFiles. The command-line options generally provide functions that you might vary from time to time, while the config files define the static information about each feed you are dealing with and how to handle it.

The command line takes the following form:

feed2omb.py options configfiles

You can specify any number of config files, to process multiple feeds in one go.

Options

-h, --help Shows the command-line help and exits

-v, --version Displays the version number and exits

-d, --debug Print debugging info on standard output

-u, --update Update the feeds using the config files specified

-e, --eat Eat items found - i.e. mark as sent, but do not send

-t, --test Test only - display local output but do not post to omb or mark as sent

-m MAX, --max=MAX Specify maximum number of items to process for each feed - overrides 'maxpost' in individual config files. Use 0 to post everything.