Thread: Check for idle time

in effort keep external drive spinning down, i've created following script, , running root in cron:

code:

#!/bin/bash  # script keep external drive spinning down    diskmounted=$(mount | grep backup | wc -c)    if [ $diskmounted -gt 0 ]      touch /mnt/backup/.nosleep  fi

now, i'd make bit 'smarter'. don't nessecarily need drive spinning night. i'd check see how long computer has been idle before running script. if computer has been idle 30 minutes, i'd not 'touch' file on drive, , let spin down.

know can check idle time 'w' command, how parse idle time out of info?

example output 'w -s' command:

code:

derek@home-pc:~$ w -s   22:01:59  1:57,  2 users,  load average: 0.04, 0.12, 0.15  user     tty                    idle  derek    tty7     :0                1:57m gnome-session --session=ubuntu  derek    pts/0    :0                0.00s gnome-terminal

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