---
name: "slrn_getdescs"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "slrn"
version: "1.0.3+dfsg-8"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/slrn_getdescs"
---

# slrn\_getdescs(8)

weekly update of newsgroups descriptions file

## NAME

slrn\_getdescs - weekly update of newsgroups descriptions file

## SYNOPSIS

**slrn\_getdescs \[interval\]**

## DESCRIPTION

**slrn\_getdescs** is a script that should be run periodically to update slrn's newsgroup descriptions file, /var/lib/slrn/newsgroups.dsc . **slrn\_getdescs** may be run as often as is desired, but it will only update the file once per week (or how ever many days are specified with the interval parameter, if it is used).

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Joey Hess, for the Debian GNU/Linux system.