About savemeqsl

Save My eQSL is a simple bash script for download electronic QSL cards from eQSL site http://eqsl.cc

It is useful for ham radio or SWL with GNU/Linux.

Dependencies

The following external programs need to be installed on the target system in order to successfully run savemeqsl:

bash, wget, grep

Nothing special :)

Installation

For a standard installation under /usr/local/bin, please use:

1. Download de last version of savemeqsl from http://code.google.com/p/savemeqsl/downloads/list
2. Extract all files:

$ tar xvzf savemeqsl-0.2.X.tar.gz

3. Change directory:

$ cd savemeqsl-0.2.X

4. Change the permisions to file:

$ chmod +x savemeqsl

5. Copy the file savemeqsl to /usr/local/bin:

$ sudo cp savemeqsl /usr/local/bin

How use savemeqsl

Execute:

$ ./savemeqsl -u USER -p PASS -d DIRECTORY

Where:

USER: Your user in eQSL. 
PASS: Your password in eQSL. 
DIRECTORY: The directory where you wish save yours electronic QSLs.

It's all!

Note: For default, eQSL shows your QSLs in PNG format. If you wish download in JPG you must set the option "Display all eQSLs in JPG format instead of PNG" into "Advanced Features" from your eQSL profile.

Example

$ ./savemeqsl -u lw3esh -p qW12pWqaSSzFF -d /home/lw3esh/my_eQSL

Note: Sorry, but this password is not mine ;)

Tip: You can run savemeqsl from crontab! Your eQSL collection will be always updated!

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Visit my weblog (Spanish language): http://lw3esh.blogspot.com/

73! de LW3ESH
Federico Christian Tomasczik

PS: Sorry, my English is bad :(