2026-10-22 10:10:41 -06:00
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# Recently updated pages: retained implementations
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These scripts are kept so existing users do not lose the programs or old paths.
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They are historical implementations, not a tested production installation
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recipe. The maintained deployment source must be chosen and reviewed separately;
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there is also [tildeclub/recently-updated](https://github.com/tildeclub/recently-updated).
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## Files and interfaces
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| File | Behavior |
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| --- | --- |
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| `findmod.sh` | Writes HTML to stdout for recently changed top-level `index.html` files. |
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| `findmod-json.sh` | Writes a JSON-like `pagelist` response to stdout for the same index scan. |
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| `findmod2.pl` | Scans each public subtree and writes both HTML and JSON output files. |
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| `header.tpl`, `footer.tpl` | HTML fragments used by the original shell implementation's external template paths. |
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The original shell script hard-codes template paths in another user's home and
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an HTTP domain. Configure a reviewed copy for your own domain and deployment
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path rather than creating that person's home layout on a new host.
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The Perl program accepts `--domain`, `--root`, `--since-hours`, `--destdir`,
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`--update-every`, `--verbose`, and `--help`. Its default window is 24 hours and
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its output names are `tilde.24h.html` and `tilde.24h.json` (with the chosen hour
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count substituted). A positive update period makes it keep rescanning.
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## Limitations to fix before deployment
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The retained implementations concatenate strings instead of safely serializing
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all output. The Perl JSON writer includes a trailing comma, so its nonempty JSON
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output is invalid. HTML escaping and URL encoding also need review. Filesystem
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names must not be trusted as markup, and timestamps labeled UTC must actually
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be generated in UTC. The shell regex also restricts which usernames it finds.
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The tree scanner can traverse large user-controlled public trees. Define bounds,
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symlink handling, public-file eligibility, error handling, and exclusion policy.
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Run with read access only to intended public content; running it as root can
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publish information about files the web server itself cannot read.
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For a deployment, validate JSON with `python3 -m json.tool`, check HTML and URLs,
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write to a private temporary file on the destination filesystem, and rename the
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validated output into place. Do not truncate the live page at the start of a
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scan or repeatedly publish partial files from overlapping jobs.
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The original scripts were contributed by Jason Levine (~delfuego) and Chris
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Reuter (~suetanvil). Their interfaces and code are preserved by this docs update;
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no claim is made that they have been repaired or replaced here.
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