Re: way to help: laptops and weekly

[K K]

Perhaps this is an application for /usr/bin/batch?
     @reboot batch -f /etc/fortnightly now + 1 hour

Could it be beneficial to break up /etc/weekly into separate tasks,
where the parent script can tell when each task last completed,
and only re-run a task if it's been 6+ days since that task last
ran through to the end?

I've used $RANDOM in similar cases to what Lars Nooden discusses,
and also like his suggestion to check 'apm'  and not launch housekeeping
tasks when solely on battery power.

Kevin