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This repository is intended as a reference, backup, or development environment. It does '''not directly affect the DXSpider system''' unless its contents are copied into active directories such as local_cmd..."


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= 📘 Installation and Maintenance Guide for the ''contrib/ea3cv'' Repository =



== 📍 Purpose ==

This document provides step-by-step instructions for installing and keeping up to date the ''ea3cv'' repository under:<pre>/home/sysop/spider/contrib/ea3cv</pre>This repository is intended as a reference, backup, or development environment. It does '''not directly affect the DXSpider system''' unless its contents are copied into active directories such as <code>local_cmd/</code>.



== 🧩 1. Initial Installation ==



=== ▶️ Step 1: Change to the target directory ===

<pre>

cd /home/sysop/spider/contrib

</pre>



=== ▶️ Step 2: Clone the repository ===

<pre>

git clone https://github.com/EA3CV/dxspider_info.git ea3cv

</pre>This will create the directory:<pre>/home/sysop/spider/contrib/ea3cv/</pre>containing all the contents of the remote GitHub repository.



== 🔄 2. Updating the Repository ==



=== ▶️ Manual update ===

To fetch the latest changes from GitHub at any time:<pre>

cd /home/sysop/spider/contrib/ea3cv

git pull

</pre>This will update the local copy to the latest available version.



=== 🕒 Optional: Automatic update via <code>crontab</code> ===

To keep the repository automatically up to date, add a cron job:



# Edit the crontab:

<pre>nano local_cmd/crontab</pre>



# Add the following line to update daily at 04:00:

<pre>

0 4 * * * spawn("cd /home/sysop/spider/contrib/ea3cv; git pull")

</pre>This command will:



* Perform a <code>git pull</code> every day at 04:00.



'''Note''': Avoid making local modifications inside this repository if it is updated automatically via cron, to prevent merge conflicts.



== 🛠️ 3. Using the Cloned Repository ==

This repository may contain:



* Scripts under <code>set/</code>, <code>show/</code>, <code>unset/</code>

* Configuration examples

* Utility tools



You may copy files from this repository into production directories, such as:<pre>/home/sysop/spider/local_cmd/</pre>For example:<pre>

cp /home/sysop/spider/contrib/ea3cv/set/myscript.pl /home/sysop/spider/local_cmd/set/

</pre>



== ✅ Quick Summary ==

{| class="wikitable"

!Action

!Command

|-

|Clone the repository

|<code>git clone https://github.com/EA3CV/dxspider_info.git ea3cv</code>

|-

|Manual update

|<code>cd ea3cv && git pull</code>

|-

|Copy script to production

|<code>cp ea3cv/set/myscript.pl ../local_cmd/set/</code>

|-

|Enable auto-update (cron)

|See the '''crontab''' section above

|}



== 🧠 Notes ==



* This repository is ideal for maintaining clean, reusable command scripts and documentation.

* Custom scripts or local changes should be done outside this directory, typically in <code>local_cmd/</code>.

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