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Sifttter Redux
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Siftter Redux is a modification of Craig Eley's [Sifttter](http://craigeley.com/post/72565974459/sifttter-an-ifttt-to-day-one-logger "Sifttter"), a script to collect information from [IFTTT](http://www.ifttt.com "IFTTT") and place it in a [Day One](http://dayoneapp.com, "Day One") journal.
-Siftter Redux's primary difference is in its execution method: it intended to run autonomously so that it does not need to be manually activated. This allows IFTTT data to be synchronized to Day One on a schedule.
+Siftter Redux has several fundamental differences:
-The aim of this project was to use a Raspberry Pi; as such, the instructions below are specifically catered to that platform. That said, it should be possible to install and configure on any *NIX platform.
+* Interactive logging of today's events or events in the past
+* "Catch Up" mode for logging several days' events at once
+* Packaged as a command line app, complete with documentation and help
+* Easy installation on cron for automated running
# Prerequisites
In addition to Git (which, given you being on this site, I'll assume you have), there are two prerequisites needed to run Sifttter Redux in a *NIX environment:
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See [Chronic's Examples section](https://github.com/mojombo/chronic#examples "Chronic Examples") for more examples.
# Cron Job
-By installing an entry to the Raspberry Pi's `crontab`, Sifttter Redux can be run automatically on a schedule.
+By installing an entry to a `crontab`, Sifttter Redux can be run automatically on a schedule. The aim of this project was to use a Raspberry Pi; as such, the instructions below are specifically catered to that platform. That said, it should be possible to install and configure on any *NIX platform.
-One issue that arises is the loading of the bundled gems; because `cron` runs in a limited environment, it does not automatically know where to find installed gems.
+One issue that arises is the loading of the bundled gems; because cron runs in a limited environment, it does not automatically know where to find installed gems.
## Using RVM
If your Raspberry Pi uses RVM, this `crontab` entry will do:
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# Known Issues
* Sifttter Redux makes no effort to see if entries already exist in Day One for a particular date. This means that if you're not careful, you might end up with duplicate entries. A future version will address this.
* Multiline updates aren't caught by Sifttter Redux; it counts on content being on single lines.
+* If the contents of `~/.dropbox_uploader` should ever be incorrect, Sifttter Redux fails without warning. Working on a fix, but it's slow-going.
# Future Releases
Some functionality I would like to tackle for future releases:
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