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@ -27,15 +27,29 @@ twoot.py [-h] -t <twitter account> -i <mastodon instance> -m <mastodon
Assuming that the Twitter handle is @Megabot and the Mastodon account
is @megabot@botsin.space
|Switch |Description | Example | Req |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------|------------------|-----|
| -t | twitter account name without '@' | Megabot | Yes |
| -i | Mastodon instance domain name | botsin.space | Yes |
| -m | Mastodon username | megabot | Yes |
| -p | Mastodon password | my_Sup3r-S4f3*pw | Yes |
| -a | Max. age of tweet to post (in days) | 1 | No |
| -d | Min. delay before posting new tweet (in minutes) | 15 | No |
|Switch |Description | Example | Req |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-----|
| -t | twitter account name without '@' | `Megabot` | Yes |
| -i | Mastodon instance domain name | `botsin.space` | Yes |
| -m | Mastodon username | `megabot` | Yes |
| -p | Mastodon password | `my_Sup3r-S4f3*pw` | Yes |
| -a | Max. age of tweet to post (in days) | `1` | No |
| -d | Min. delay before posting new tweet (in minutes) | `15` | No |
Default max age is 1 day. Decimal values are OK.
Default min delay is 0 minutes.
# installation
Create a folder and copy twoot.py in it.
Add command line to crontab.
For example, to run every 15 minutes starting at minute 1 of every hour
and process the tweets posted in the last 5 days but at least 15 minutes
ago:
```
1-59/15 * * * * /path/to/twoot.py -t Megabot -i botsin.space -m megabot -p my_Sup3r-S4f3*pw -a 5 -d 15
```