2 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/tools/mail_error b/tools/mail_error
index 184827e9..71a08be5 100755
--- a/tools/mail_error
+++ b/tools/mail_error
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # mail_error -o file -m email_address command
-# Runs command and redirects all output to file
-# If command rc != 0, sends file to email_address
+# Runs command from cron and redirects all output to file
+# If command rc != 0, sends output to email_address
 
 function die { echo $1 ; exit 1; }
 
+PATH=$HOME/bin:$HOME/local/bin:$PATH
+
 while getopts "o:m:" c; do
         case $c in
                 o) output_file=$OPTARG;;
diff --git a/tools/sfsnapshot b/tools/sfsnapshot
index 665285af..60b2cef9 100755
--- a/tools/sfsnapshot
+++ b/tools/sfsnapshot
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 # Assumes:
 #  ssh setup to send to shell.sf.net and $CF without password prompt
 #  autconf and automake installed on shell cf at v 2.57 & 1.72 and in PATH
+# Install in cron with something like:
+#  47 * * * * $HOME/bin/mail_error -o $HOME/sfsnapshot.out -m tonvoon@users.sf.net sfsnapshot r1_3_0
 
 function die { echo $1; exit 1; }
 
@@ -53,7 +55,6 @@ function make_dist {
 }
 
 # Set working variables
-PATH=$HOME/local/bin:$PATH
 PROJECT=nagiosplug
 IN=${HOME}/tmp_snapshot
 OUT_SERVER="shell.sf.net"