[OSM-talk] Bash Script to update planet file to latest change file

[Ian Haylock]

Hi,

Here's a small script that will automatically download and apply all the required daily change files to make your planet file as up to date as possible.

just save the file some where convenient, i.e. the directory where your planet file is located.

Then chmod the file to make it executable i.e. chmod +x update-planet

Then run the script, which requires one argument, which is the full path to the directory where the planet file is located.

i.e. update-planet ~/osm

The script should then go away and download then apply all the change files required. This can take a VERY long time.

Please backup your planet file first, because if something goes wrong during the update, you will lose it. I know this because I wiped my own file whilst playing with this script, hmmm.. only another 12hrs to finish downloading it again. :-(

P.S.

I'm not a programmer, so I won't be offended if someone rewrites it properly
;-)


Cheers, Ian
       
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