31

31 is a simple tool you can use to run code in the background on a server.

For example

31 -c 'sleep 100; echo 2'

runs the command sleep 100; echo 2 then sends you an email with the output of the command once it is complete.

Setup

Install 31 by running

pip install 31

Then set up your email address by running

31 --config email youremail@example.com

Mail program

By default, 31 searches for a mail program to use from the following list. You can also force it to use one of the programs by using the command

31 --config mail_program <mail program name>

• gnu_mail. To install on ubuntu you can run

sudo apt install mailutils

• mutt. To install on ubuntu you can run

sudo apt install mutt