commit - 50915b378f73c0c2b94140d17a41528f39300603
commit + c1244d9dc79a525fc0be990c931eefd1c8fd6a81
blob - f893658f4cefe5d2ec00431108fcdc5844d505f0
blob + 71d79ccda6e0832f567254e7e028f98e69029c3d
--- tests/scenarios
+++ tests/scenarios
@@ -37,31 +37,65 @@ else
    echo "==== END ==="
 fi
 }
+if date --version >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+    echo Using GNU date
+    GNU_DATE=1
+    BSD_DATE=
+else
+    echo Using BSD date
+    GNU_DATE=
+    BSD_DATE=1
+fi
+
+
+fmt_to_epoch(){
+    local _date_string
+    if [ "$BSD_DATE" ]; then
+        echo $(date -j +%s $1)
+    else
+        if [ ${#1} -eq 12 ]; then
+            #Linux do not recognize YYYYmmddHHMM, but he recognize YYYYmmdd HHMM
+            _date_string="${1%????} ${1#????????}"
+        else
+            _date_string=$1
+        fi
+        echo $(date -d "$_date_string" +%s)
+    fi
+}
+
+epoch_to_fmt(){
+    if [ "$BSD_DATE" ]; then
+        echo $(date -j -r $1 "+$2")
+    else
+        echo $(date -d @$1 "+$2")
+    fi
+}
+
 plus_10min() {
-local _ref=$(date -j +%s $1)
+local _ref=$(fmt_to_epoch $1)
 _ref=$((_ref+10*60))
-while [ "$(date -j -r $_ref +%s)" -lt "$(date +%s)" ]
+while [ "$_ref" -lt "$(date +%s)" ]
 do 
    _ref=$((_ref+60*10))
 done
-DATEREFERENCE=$(date -j -r $_ref +$2)
+DATEREFERENCE=$(epoch_to_fmt $_ref $2)
 }
 today_plus_10days() {
-local _now=$(date -j +%s)
+local _now=$(date +%s)
 _now=$((_now+10*3600*24))
-DATEREFERENCE=$(date -j -r $_now +%Y%m%d)
+DATEREFERENCE=$(epoch_to_fmt $_now %Y%m%d)
 }
 today_plus_1day() {
-local _now=$(date -j +%s)
+local _now=$(date +%s)
 _now=$((_now+24*3600))
-DATEREFERENCE=$(date -j -r $_now +%A)
+DATEREFERENCE=$(epoch_to_fmt $_now %A)
 }
 today_plus_1month() {
-local _now=$(date -j +%s)
+local _now=$(date +%s)
 local _step
 [ $(date +%d) -gt 27 ] && _step=864000 || _step=2678400
 _now=$((_now+_step))
-DATEREFERENCE=$(date -j -r $_now +%B)
+DATEREFERENCE=$(epoch_to_fmt $_now %B)
 }
 
 
@@ -109,7 +143,7 @@ fi
    echo "test $TEST"
    _refdate=$(date +%s)
    _refdate=$((_refdate-86400))
-   _refdate=$(date -j -r $_refdate +%Y%m%d%H%M)
+   _refdate=$(epoch_to_fmt $_refdate %Y%m%d%H%M)
    echo "+$_refdate/10 echo test $TEST" > $CONF
    ./vdcron -s0 -f $CONF
    check_log "On .* execute: .* echo test \+YYYYmmddHHMM/10"
@@ -197,7 +231,7 @@ fi
    echo "test $TEST"
    _refdate=$(date +%s)
    _refdate=$((_refdate-86400))
-   _refdate=$(date -j -r $_refdate +%Y%m%d%H%M)
+   _refdate=$(epoch_to_fmt $_refdate %Y%m%d%H%M)
    echo "+$_refdate/10 echo test $TEST" > $CONF
    ./vdcron -s0 -f $CONF
    check_log "On .* execute: .* echo test \+HHMM/10"
blob - 25cfb0384fd680745d296aa2ea3c17b9af8d120e
blob + 03ccf637bb423bcd48deffe745fbdab374fcec98
--- vdcron
+++ vdcron
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 
 # Auteur :       Vincent <vincent.delft@gmail.com>
 # licence :      BSD
-# Version :      0.5.3
+# Version :      0.6
 # Description :  execute schedulled commands without assuming that the machine runs permanently.
-# Dependencies : This is based on the BSD's date command.  
+#                This is developped on OpenBSD machine, but since version 0.6 runs on debian jessie too
+# Dependencies : Since version 0.6, vdcron manage BSD's date and GNU's date. So, we should not have 
+#                dependencies anymore.  
 # Config file :  ~/.vdcron/vdcron.conf or /etc/vdcron.conf
 # Log file :     ~/.vdcron/vdcron.log or /var/log/vdcron.log
 
@@ -13,12 +15,15 @@ DEBUG=
 SLEEP=10
 TEMP=$(mktemp)
 FILE=
-USAGE="$0 <options> \n
-      options are:\n
-        -h        : this help\n
-        -d        : debug\n
-        -s <value>: force an initial sleep different than the default: $SLEEP seconds\n
+VERSION=0.6
+USAGE="$0 <options> 
+      options are:
+        -h        : this help
+        -d        : debug
+        -s <value>: force an initial sleep different than the default: $SLEEP seconds
         -f <file> : use a specific input file
+
+      You are running $0 version $VERSION
         "
 PARAMS="hdf:s:"
 
@@ -53,6 +58,40 @@ if [ ! -f "$FILE" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+
+if date --version >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+    [ $DEBUG ] && echo Using GNU date
+    GNU_DATE=1
+    BSD_DATE=
+else
+    [ $DEBUG ] && echo Using BSD date
+    GNU_DATE=
+    BSD_DATE=1
+fi
+
+fmt_to_epoch(){
+    local _date_string
+    if [ "$BSD_DATE" ]; then
+        echo $(date -j +%s $1)
+    else
+        if [ ${#1} -eq 12 ]; then
+            #Linux do not recognize YYYYmmddHHMM, but he recognize YYYYmmdd HHMM
+            _date_string="${1%????} ${1#????????}"
+        else
+            _date_string=$1
+        fi
+        echo $(date -d "$_date_string" +%s)
+    fi
+}
+
+epoch_to_fmt(){
+    if [ "$BSD_DATE" ]; then
+        echo $(date -j -r $1 +$2)
+    else
+        echo $(date -d @$1 +$2)
+    fi
+}
+
 echo -n "Starting at ..." >> "$LOG"
 sleep $SLEEP
 echo " $(date)" >> "$LOG"
@@ -150,7 +189,7 @@ while IFS="" read -r line; do
                     _tmpdate=$_pastfiledate
                 fi
                 if [ "$_tmpdate" ]; then
-                    _refdate=$(date -j +%s $_tmpdate)
+                    _refdate=$(fmt_to_epoch $_tmpdate)
                 else
                     _refdate=$(date +%s)
                 fi
@@ -163,9 +202,9 @@ while IFS="" read -r line; do
             do
                 _refdate=$((_refdate + repeat * _step))
             done
-            [ "$DEBUG" ] && echo "  _refdate final: $_refdate"
-            _newdate=$(date -j -r $_refdate +$_datefmt)
-            [ "$DEBUG" ] && echo "  reschedule at:$(date -j -r $_refdate +%Y%m%d%H%M), will be $_newdate"
+            [ "$DEBUG" ] && echo "  _refdate final: $_refdate, datefmt: $_datefmt"
+            _newdate=$(epoch_to_fmt $_refdate $_datefmt)
+            [ "$DEBUG" ] && echo "  reschedule at:$(epoch_to_fmt $_refdate %Y%m%d%H%M), will be $_newdate"
             newline="$_firstchar$_newdate/$repeat $_nolog$cmd"
             if [ "$newline" = "$line" ]; then
                 line=_$newline
blob - 85dfed1e259d0e60b2145f22bd9d206aed523e28
blob + e34c305fa2a210dc0b156a2d9670c28c929e7591
--- vdcron.8
+++ vdcron.8
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ THe log file for non-root user
 .Nm
 has been created in June 2018 on 
 .Ox 6.3 .
+.Pp 
+Since version 0.6 is runs on debian Jessie too. So should run successfully on all linux machines.
 .Sh AUTHOR
 .Nm
 was written by
blob - 272d699cd97e9f1b036a3559fc4a07d2a27f2a32
blob + e16405f350f2bfc12448ebe659cda50e6d715f4e
--- vdcron.conf.8
+++ vdcron.conf.8
@@ -195,4 +195,6 @@ was written by
 .Nm
 has been developed on
 .Ox .
+.Pp
+Since version 0.6 is runs on debian Jessie too. So should run successfully on all linux machines.